What Would Miss Manners Say?
What Would Miss Manners Say?
Social etiquette these days has changed exceptionally since the time of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but how many people really understand how impertinent the world has become? The way spouses speak to each other now completely contrasts with how, for example, Mr. Bennet spoke to Mrs. Bennet. In addition, women now have a greater equality with men, but even their image has been adulterated by today’s society. They are allowed to have their own opinions, as well as acquire property and a fortune, however many women are looked upon as reprobate human beings, and are often times used for pure entertainment purposes. Although there are still signs of old fashioned demeanor, a vast majority of the global population are repressed to a less eloquent vocabulary, poisoned levels of thinking, and a limited consciousness of overall morality.
Instead of the articulate way they communicated in the early 1800’s, people today possess a much more vapid vocabulary, and now around the world, curse words, slang, and idiomatic expressions are taking over daily speech. For example, new pop culture words like “twerking” and “selfies” are now in the Oxford Dictionary. In addition, rampant texting is forming a communication gap between generations, and the use of letters instead of phrases is causing problems not only with grammar, but punctuation and spelling as well. This trend will likely continue with the use of electronics instead of written notes, forcing a new way of speaking for everyone in the world, and further distancing people from the eloquent language of yesteryear.
According to an English professor, Christopher Clausen, people today are becoming more informal, and their thinking is more deplorable as well. He explains how “…in language, in dress, [and] in behavior of all kinds…” this ethical diminution is beginning to be a very widespread issue (Clausen 537). One example that supports this is that men are paying
Social etiquette these days has changed exceptionally since the time of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but how many people really understand how impertinent the world has become? The way spouses speak to each other now completely contrasts with how, for example, Mr. Bennet spoke to Mrs. Bennet. In addition, women now have a greater equality with men, but even their image has been adulterated by today’s society. They are allowed to have their own opinions, as well as acquire property and a fortune, however many women are looked upon as reprobate human beings, and are often times used for pure entertainment purposes. Although there are still signs of old fashioned demeanor, a vast majority of the global population are repressed to a less eloquent vocabulary, poisoned levels of thinking, and a limited consciousness of overall morality.
Instead of the articulate way they communicated in the early 1800’s, people today possess a much more vapid vocabulary, and now around the world, curse words, slang, and idiomatic expressions are taking over daily speech. For example, new pop culture words like “twerking” and “selfies” are now in the Oxford Dictionary. In addition, rampant texting is forming a communication gap between generations, and the use of letters instead of phrases is causing problems not only with grammar, but punctuation and spelling as well. This trend will likely continue with the use of electronics instead of written notes, forcing a new way of speaking for everyone in the world, and further distancing people from the eloquent language of yesteryear.
According to an English professor, Christopher Clausen, people today are becoming more informal, and their thinking is more deplorable as well. He explains how “…in language, in dress, [and] in behavior of all kinds…” this ethical diminution is beginning to be a very widespread issue (Clausen 537). One example that supports this is that men are paying