Sitting here at my desk I realize how much I will miss it when I move to Thailand. I’m situated between two sliding, glass doors which are open, and the breeze blowing through the room is simply delightful. My view is of our back yard, and the ambient mixture of birds chirping and leafs clapping gives an almost sublime sensation. This atmosphere, being mixed with the art of writing, leaves me feeling quite swell right now.
For my first BlogDay 2006 post I’ve decided to showcase a Blog on WordPress.com called “Writing English.” I found a link to this site yesterday on Matt’s site, and was pleasantly surprised with what I found. Most people struggle to use the English language correctly, and I’ve found that this is true even among native speakers. The problem with English is we tend to make it up as we go along. If we have an expression to voice but no word to do it justice, we simply make one up. Or we borrow one from another language.
With this continual evolution of our language, it is easy to see how people could get mixed up. One of the greatest shortcomings among English speakers is not in speaking, but in writing. The reason for this is because we practice communicating verbally every day, but we pay little attention to the quality of our writing. We shoot off E-Mails with disregard for the consequences that could arise should the other person misinterpret our words. And, sadly, the same is true in letters, publications, and even advertisements. I’m glad to see a site dedicated to helping all of us climb over our grammatical hurdles. I will be visiting this site often.
~Jonathan
A story about my life as a missionary in Thailand.
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