Re: terminal dialect?

>
>Well, technology is definitely causing greater standardization, but I
>doubt that reruns will be popular enough to retard language change
>significantly.  You must also consider that technology is changing
>society at an unprecedented rate, and rapid social change is always
>associated with rapid linguistic change.  I mean, I can see your point
>about technology retarding change, and maybe there's something to it.
>Who knows which influence will win out?
>
Good point.  Now that you mention it, movies from the 1930's already sound
noticibly different both in pronunciation and typical usage.

--Gary.