If a part of you dies every time you see the letters LOL or OMG you may wish to read a favourite book of mine entitled How Not To Talk Like A Complete Moron. I blame a number of factors in the corruption of the Queens English, however the majority of my scorn should be heaped upon our American cousins, who let’s face it, have never had the ear to appreciate the beauty of the English language and as I’m looking for someone, anyone, to blame - they will do nicely. Frankly, I don’t have the space in this column to list all the Americanisms that I rail against, but I have noticed one that is infecting everyday language. I have become aware of the fact that some people find it almost impossible to open a sentence without uttering the word - ‘So’.
Frank Talking
So - please mind you language will you?
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This American suggests you begin by minding your own ill-placed apostrophes, taking care that the youth - aka “little one’s” - learn by example, in the unlikely event they read you a second time in search of the “Queen’s” English.
A part of me does die everytime I read OMG or LOL. Who is the author of the book ?