Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post

I don't understand how you can say the English language has degenerated. Perhaps there is a growing number of individuals who exhibit poor use of it, poor grammar, poor spelling and punctuation, or impoliteness by today's standards, or limited vocabulary, but the language itself is ever living, breathing and morphing.

Language changes with us and we change the language.
Well said! Language is organic. A lot of what comes through to us from the past is formal, educated English. Look at 'literary' novels today and the language is just as rich. Similarly, young people show huge inventiveness in language use in informal settings.