LOLlerskates

[dt3]

I'll be pissed if I ever hear someone say "OMFG, ROFLMAO man".

 

[All Else Failed]

I'll be pissed if I ever hear someone say "OMFG, ROFLMAO man".

I can't really say that I've heard "ROFLMAO" in public before.

 

[andcuriouser]

My husband's little sister once said "LOL" out loud. I almost hit her.

Theoretically, no one can learn "perfect English" (or whatever language), but an approximation of the language they hear around them. Language also changes over time. We don't speak ye olde Englishe anymore. Still, netspeak is more of a bastardization of spelling than anything else, and that's just irritating.

 

[All Else Failed]

My husband's little sister once said "LOL" out loud. I almost hit her.

Theoretically, no one can learn "perfect English" (or whatever language), but an approximation of the language they hear around them. Language also changes over time. We don't speak ye olde Englishe anymore. Still, netspeak is more of a bastardization of spelling than anything else, and that's just irritating.

And people 200 years ago would say modern English is a bastardization of English.


Slang, ethnics words that are integrated, "leet speak" and they like are all valid forms of communication. Language isnt a set-in-stone thing. All language is, is a means of communcation between people, and any form of this is valid as long as you are communicating.

 

[memento_mori]

And people 200 years ago would say modern English is a bastardization of English.


Slang, ethnics words that are integrated, "leet speak" and they like are all valid forms of communication. Language isnt a set-in-stone thing. All language is, is a means of communcation between people, and any form of this is valid as long as you are communicating.

you don't think there's a danger of lessening our communication by all this change? if words gain different connotations and meanings before we even realise it, aren't we in danger of miscommunication?

btw, we're english now. all your Z's have to be S's.

 

[SilentEyz]

this is true but your talking about night and day here, in the copmuter world its great tool to talk short hand, quick easy and lazy yes, but in the real world, its not as drastic as your making it to seem, no one is gona use short hand when it comes to serious job resumes or school work, or college....

Actually, It is already starting to become a growing problem with people using IM to right essays and reports. Many teachers complain about recieving work from students riddled with IM language, the problem is, Kids are getting so used to using it, that they start to use it in everyday life,

and anymore some even use IM when they Talk.. That is annoying

 

[All Else Failed]

you don't think there's a danger of lessening our communication by all this change? if words gain different connotations and meanings before we even realise it, aren't we in danger of miscommunication?

btw, we're english now. all your Z's have to be S's.

The same thing was said 200 years ago by linguists, I can assure you. We seem to be doing fine.

 

[ouachiski]

The problem is when words that used to cary no disrespect with them becoming extremely disrespectfull virtualy over night. Hell walk into any nursing home and listen to what the old people in there call people. They meen no disrespect by it but when they learned english that is the words that you used.