Er. Except that it wasn't elitist leetspeke, but bandwidth conservation. This phenomena is extremely interesting. I wonder what take the linguists (descriptive, not prescriptive) will have on it.
it comes down to too much time on the internet. We've talked about this in my teaching classes, the internet weakens students communication skills if they are not compensated.
Sure they can type fast, but what good does that do if they still have poor grammer.
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We've talked about this in my teaching classes, the internet weakens students communication skills if they are not compensated.
Sure they can type fast, but what good does that do if they still have poor grammer.
Oooh!
The English-to-12-Year-Old-AOLer Translator (http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html)
I resent that...
SOME people can decipher jibberish, and all the steps leading ~up~ to it in English....
*sniffle*
Re: I resent that...
yeah but you're my sexy punkerchick ... that disqualifies you for moron status. That I reserve for your "junglethug" friends :-)
Re: I resent that...
*bounces forward* No booty for you!
heh. I have no jungle thug friends anymore. Or Ravers.
I have been excommunicated by full time employment.
To be honest- since last time I was slapped senseless by my ex- me no speaky to ~anyone~
Until today. Apparently someone I used to speak with has made allusions to the fact that I'm her ex? Which I am not. Weird no?
Wanted to shag her a while back- but she was downright impossible to get. So I gave in.
Now I hear this. Awkward much!!!