At loss for words: The vocabulary of the average U.S. adult has shrunk over the past four decades. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289618302198 …pic.twitter.com/0R7rlCL7VL
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"Pop mass media" sounds a bit redundant. Is that to differentiate great blogs (like Unenumerated!), which tend to be niche, from forms of media specifically tailored to popular audiences?
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Nothing fancy here, it separates large vocabulary media from small vocabulary media.
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As an English Literature major I'm long beautiful vocabulary, short mass media slush.
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the shift toward vicarious/voyeurism is amplifying: radio > TV/sports > feeds/twitch/netflix/pornography the pop culture fanatic is groomed to observe from afar, and this consumption mindset, lacking any creation, leads to a defiled society
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Most modern American adults hate reading anything more difficult than People Magazine. They find the act of reading onerous and irritating.
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Whats interesting is that you and Rolf don't ask WHY this has happened. The answer is the State being the provider of education for children.https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/8/13/1230894/-Most-Adults-Would-Likely-Fail-This-1912-8th-Grade-Test-Try-It-VIDEO …
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Why do we need vocabulary "dude" " Bruh/Bro" cover so much ground only the inflection needs changing.
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