Correct Terminology

[DWx]

LOL, this is too true. I have been told as well this is an american trait too.

A girl I dated once was from england and I was joking with her about my english. She said I dont speak english I speak american which tends to use slang, slurs and mispurnaciation (see I cant spell) of words.

One of my housemates is American (he's studying over here in the UK instead), I correct his pronunciation all the time and tell him he doesn't speak or spell properly. Even if its not slang you guys use loads of words for things which just aren't right!

[Rateh]

LOL, this is too true. I have been told as well this is an american trait too.

A girl I dated once was from england and I was joking with her about my english. She said I dont speak english I speak american which tends to use slang, slurs and mispurnaciation (see I cant spell) of words.

After a while I started to see this and found to be our society. I've even heard news anchors create new words or use words that you thought never would be used.

Hmm...

You know, thinking on it, I do use English words incorrectly too. Like the other day I was practicing lethal self defense with some black belts, and I told one of the teenage girls that she forgot to "lethal" me when she threw me down...

I guess with what we do to our own language, it can't be so bad to add an "s" or "ing" here and there when using a foreign one.

[bushido_man96]

It's all too common. It comes from our desire to speak using the proper terms, without the follow through of actually learning to do it properly. Personally, I think it's rude to do. Especially if you're talking to someone who has actually taken the time to learn everything properly. Also common is completely mispronouncing the words. I suggest to anyone who is going to use the native terminology to learn how to properly use it. Otherwise, just speak in your own language.

I think this is what it comes down to. I know a lot of people claim that by learning an art, it is necessary to learn the terminology in that art's native language, in order to "appreciate" the art or style. I think it is a mularky excuse, because you are not even learning a very small percentage of an overall language. What we end up doing is using a "spot" word here and there to name a form, a technique, or some other concept that could likely have an English counterpart. The names of forms, being proper nouns, can get around this issue. However, I think that at the end of the day, things could be simplified if we used the word "kick" instead of "chagi" or "geri." That way, you don't end up with people looking silly "chagi-ing" or "geri-ing" all the time.