Anyone who has heard me speak, knows that I am a lover of the word. Of our English Language as it was meant to be used. If that makes me sound like the Queen of England, then so be it! However... BYU seems to believe they are above the basis of our language. The basic structures upon which we form our word, and the basis of any language! The use of "morphology" is the main stance they take on the use of the term 'funner' which to this day is NOT a word! Morphology is the evolutionary process. It has NOTHING to do with literature. And you can't just make up words or else the English language will be even worse than it already is! Slang is the lazy use of the original word. BYU students are defending themselves by stating "language is an art form" NO! Writing is an art form. Language is the means to which the art is created. If you look at language as purely art you loose the structures that created that language in the first place. Language is not necessarily an art but the products we create from it are. But that does not include ridiculous words! Yes, language is art, but it is also very scientific; when you look at all the underlying rules and structures. It wouldn't be a language without them! We would be back to the old days of grunts and gestures! BYU retorts with "Language is a functional art, but art nonetheless. Like architecture." WRONG! If you used short cuts or 'slang' in architecture your building would fall down! The use of a slang word in common society does not regal it a word by any means! The slang we use in America, is not used in England, Southern America, Australia, etc! Each society and civilization has it's own slang, or terms used to shorten or quicken the speech. Thereby proving 'slang' is a lazy speech, and BYU IS A LAZY INSTITUTION!!!!!!!!! I am done... my argument won, and the ridiculous term of 'funner' STILL IS NOT A WORD!!!!! Forever, and ever Amen!
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