What's wrong with regression? Adults that speak like children might find it easier to also think like children, accept institutional father figures more easily, do what they're told without talking back, etc.
Language is what we use to think so it is very important to what and how we think.
I used to cuss like a sailor until I started gaming with a group of Mormons. Very nice guys and very intelligent. Instead of saying 'fuck' they say 'frick', instead of 'shit' they so 'shoot', instead of 'damn' they say 'dang'. Next thing I knew I started noticing other people swearing, and just how juvenile it sounded. One could argue that truly speaking like a child is to have no restraint over what comes out of your mouth, not the other way around.
stefantalpalaru|11 years ago
Language is what we use to think so it is very important to what and how we think.
AustinG08|11 years ago
psylence519|11 years ago
greggyb|11 years ago
[0]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny#Human_evolution