I ENJOYED the article, “It’s political” (Free Space, Feb 2), on the deterioration of the English language.

Words do not carry the same meaning these days, and it leads to a deterioration in thought, as the language carries the thoughts of each generation. The vocal minority seems to win in this battle, as the silent majority get swamped by it. One can see this in the pronunciation of “women’s” as “wooman’s”  instead of “weemen’s” and the branding of all Chinese as superstitious.

I would love to see more meaning in words such as “nebulous”, and more meaning in root words. Perhaps the voice of old timers may be sought to stem this further deterioration.

Source: The Sun – February 3, 2010