London (ANI): The Queen's
English Society has announced that it will cease to exist at the end of this
month as no one cares about speaking proper English language anymore.
For 40 years, it has battled to defend
the English language against poor grammar, spelling and punctuation.
But the society has finally conceded
defeat to the Twitter and text-obsessed generation and is to fold, after none
of its 1,000 members volunteered for roles within the organisation, the Daily
Mail reported.
Chairman Rhea Williams revealed that the
move in a message to supporters after the annual meeting, attended by just 22
people.
"Despite a request for nominations
for chairman, vice- chairman, administrator, web master, and membership
secretary no one came forward. So I have to inform you that QES will no longer
exist," she said.
Its magazine Quest will publish one
final time and then "all activity will cease and the society will be wound
up."
Expressing sadness, she said:
"Things change, people change. People care about different things. Lots of
societies are having problems. Lives have changed dramatically over the past 40
years. People don't want to join societies like they used to."
Since being founded by a teacher in
1972, the QES has pointed out errors made by numerous public figures, including
the monarch herself in a speech.
"It pains me to say it: the Queen
has made a frightful howler," ex-chairman Kevin Botting said.
Patron Gyles Brandreth insisted that
"the Queen's English isn't under threat" despite the closure.
"Her Majesty can sleep easy. The
language is still in the good hands of all the people who speak good
English," he said.
One of the society's biggest
achievements was helping to shape elements of English in the National
Curriculum.
