The Truth About Change...

I based my choice of article to read off of the title. The Truth About Change was a catchy title, something that I thought would be an interesting read and hold my attention. I think it was a good choice and I did find it interesting.
In reading the article I learned a few interesting facts about language, such as how changes in language typically starts with the middle class, not the media or upper class like I would have assumed. Also that women are usually the ones who start a change in language. I guess that shouldn't be too much of a surprise considering how women tend to talk a lot more than men do. They also talked about how in different regions such as in the south, the language and words that are spoken differ from place to place. Along with how some groups of people resist the changes that eventually happen within any given language.
The most fascinating thing for me in the article was how they said that the only language that does not change is a dead language. This is kind of an obvious thing if I think about it but, it isn't something that I've personally ever spent a lot of time thinking about. It never really occurred to me how much the English language has changed over the years and is continuing to change and evolve. I have read Shakespeare and can see how our language and way of speaking has changed since his time, but I never gave it much thought on how even in the past ten years or so how much our language has changed. It will be interesting to see how much more it changes and grows.
For me, the information I took from reading this article will help me to be more aware of the changes that are continuing to occur in our language today and in the future. I can see how language has changed from 100 years ago; this new information will help me see how our language is changing now and is an ever changing thing. It may also help me determine where a person is from based on how they tend to pronounce certain words or phrases. I think having a good understanding of your own language is an important skill to have, one that can only help you in communicating effectively with other people from around the world.