I was having dinner in KLCC last night and i couldn't help but overhear the conversation two young boys were having in the table behind me. It was obvious that they were talking about the LOTR: The Two Towers.
Boy: In the first movie? They was this big battle? Where the forces of the elves and humans defeated Sauron? And they cut off his hand and got the ring?
Its something i've noticed a lot lately: people tend to speak in questions, even when they are making statements. The intonation rises at the end of each phrase and sentence, as though a question is being asked.
For some reason, i find this incredibly annoying. My sisters have begun to do it too. And even my mom said something at the dinner table the other day that drew a stare. Its so strange! Its the Invasion of the Question Marks!
I graduated with a Degree in English Language and Literature. So i know that English has evolved steadily over the last couple of centuries. So much so, that just 700 years ago during the time of Chaucer, English didn't sound like English. Languages need to evolve to stay relevant and survive. But listening to the two boys last night, it sounded less like evolution and more like a mutation.
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