Copyright © Larry Johnson November 2020 – Revised January 2023 In recent times there has been a development in a group characterized as the ‘intelligentsia’ or ‘cognoscenti’. Society has always endured such a consortium. It appears to have become more problematic in the 18th Century, or even with the Reformation in the 16th century; when … Continue reading The Rise of the New Intelligentsia
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The Tragedy of the English Language
Copyright © 2022 Larry Johnson I have to confess that I know not where to begin with this subject. It is the timeline that provides the problem not the essence of the essay. At some stage in our history, someone (or some group) decided it would be convenient to encourage the abandonment of appreciation for … Continue reading The Tragedy of the English Language
Ever Descending Standards
Copyright © Larry Johnson 2019 (Revised January 2023) Some years ago, I was privy to comments that standards once accepted by society had been lowered. The remark did not concern itself so much with the fact that agreed norms for the culture were being under-mined; but that the actual benchmarks were themselves being devalued. I … Continue reading Ever Descending Standards