From the History of WFL: "Another Blog on American Linguistics"

Here in America, we have allowed our language to be warped so much that translation is incredibly difficult. There are numerous phrases we use that have become distorted much like what occurs in a game of telephone. For instance, when someone says "I could care less", they really mean "I couldn't care less". Saying you "could care less" gives the partner in the discussion nothing to accurately gauge how much you care - you are actually saying you DO care, at least to some degree.

Another interesting conundrum isn't directly related to linguistics, but rather, social nature AND linguistics together.

I just recently got in a conversation with someone. We met earlier, but they never spoke to me. I just discovered why - Apparently, I was incredibly attractive in their eyes. The irony of that is the fact that attractive is essentially defined as having a quality or qualities that make you approachable, or draw people or things to you.

There are numerous facets of American Linguistics that warrant analysis. It is a shame that we (as a culture) don't have the motivation to move forward and improve our ability to communicate. In fact, we tend to take many steps back as we progress into the future. Our children are unable to write papers anymore using proper English. I myself, someone who has a deep appreciation for the written word, will find myself making dumb mistakes regarding my own writing.

Sadder days are ahead for lovers of communication, I'm sure.

-WFL