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Internet slang, slowly, yet strongly affecting mordern english? (pg. 3)
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| Essential1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
Internet slang has AFFECTED modern language.
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Internet slang has EFFECTED a change in modern language. |
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| daffodil |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
Internet slang has AFFECTED modern language.
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Internet slang has EFFECTED a change in modern language. |
orbax, you love me for my alcoholic tendencies, i love you for making that point! caddyshack, i'll whip you for "same difference" as well :whip: ;)
| quote: | Originally posted by Essential1
There's a house on my street that says "kitten's for sale". I thought I was wierd for wanting to tear it down every time I drive by. It's nice to know that I'm not a wierdo. |
yeah, the dining hall had something like that today: "Grape's will not be available until further notice." I almost clawed my eyeballs out. I swear this will be my last one: weirdo |
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| Essential1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by daffodil
yeah, the dining hall had something like that today: "Grape's will not be available until further notice." I almost clawed my eyeballs out. I swear this will be my last one: weirdo |
:eyes: typo:eyes: ;) |
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| daffodil |
| quote: | Originally posted by Essential1
:eyes: typo:eyes: ;) |
i believe you! i like your sig too, even though it kind of bugs me out. |
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| Essential1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by daffodil
i believe you! i like your sig too, even though it kind of bugs me out. |
www.danasoft.com
I wouldn't be able to make that sig on my own. |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by daffodil
orbax, you love me for my alcoholic tendencies, i love you for making that point! |
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| DasBrotBesser |
| quote: | Originally posted by daffodil
on the flip side, some teachers have commented that students are more sensitive to what their writing conveys and the precise tone that one word or sentence construction can create. think about middle school girls throwing hissy fits and taking hidden stabs at each other over AIM. they can express exactly what they are trying to say pretty succintly and extremely accurately because they become comfortable with the written word in a social manner. |
I can definitely see that. I've noticed that many times, not in class, but when I'm talking online. I've actually had many "deep" conversations online, and I always think it's funny how much time I sometimes spend on just trying to think of the perfect word to use (as opposed to just saying a sentence fairly close to what I'm trying to say when we're talking face-to-face). In some cases (not many), I actually prefer to use online for talking because of that difference.
About internet words in general, there's a few that I use normally, and I think it's so amusing to see people type full posts strictly in internet talk, but dear goodness I'd freak if I heard someone actually say "rotfl."
| quote: | Originally posted by daffodil
p.s. -- PLEASE edit the title of this thread if you can. it's Affect, not effect (pet peeve of a grammar nazi). i'll only bore you with the grammar lesson if you ask ;) |
I know exactly what you mean. Here I thought I was the only one with this pet peeve. That definitely is one of the worst that has always bothered me, but another one is with the use of quotes. One thing that seriously made me freak a couple years ago was when I was working for Domino's one summer. They have stickers with reminders all over the store... IN QUOTES. On the safe there's one that says "Is it locked?" (actually with the quotes). The first time I saw that, the whole store heard me yelling, "What the is this?! "Is it locked" with quotes?! What is that, some kind of store motto?! "You know what we always say around the store, 'Is it locked?'"
Another one is when company vans use quotes for generic descriptions of their services when advertising on the side of the van, e.g [Insert random plumbing company here] and then underneath the name it says something like "Residential and commercial plumbing," as if it was a motto or something.
Sorry for the rant. I could feel the blood rushing to my face with this one. |
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| StalkerElmo |
Whoops, sorry for the typo.
Will be fixed, thanks to those that pointed it out. |
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| netw3rkd |
| oos forgot, me and my buddyys say owned too |
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| daffodil |
| quote: | Originally posted by DasBrotBesser
I know exactly what you mean. Here I thought I was the only one with this pet peeve. That definitely is one of the worst that has always bothered me, but another one is with the use of quotes. One thing that seriously made me freak a couple years ago was when I was working for Domino's one summer. They have stickers with reminders all over the store... IN QUOTES. On the safe there's one that says "Is it locked?" (actually with the quotes). The first time I saw that, the whole store heard me yelling, "What the is this?! "Is it locked" with quotes?! What is that, some kind of store motto?! "You know what we always say around the store, 'Is it locked?'"
Another one is when company vans use quotes for generic descriptions of their services when advertising on the side of the van, e.g [Insert random plumbing company here] and then underneath the name it says something like "Residential and commercial plumbing," as if it was a motto or something.
Sorry for the rant. I could feel the blood rushing to my face with this one. |
I FREAK OUT ABOUT THAT TOO! quotation marks are not ing used for emphasis goddammit!!!! it skews the whole flaming meaning when morons do that. things like, please make sure the water is "off." i always think of someone doing air-quotes with their fingers when i see nonsense like that.
QUOTATION MARKS ARE FOR QUOTATIONS!!!!!!!!! THEY DO NOT ADD EMPHASIS
i think this has been hijacked into the grammar rant thread. |
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| KandyKid_420 |
| quote: | Originally posted by StalkerElmo
"Dude rofl, don't make me take out my leet haxor and p-wn you" |
Bwahahahahha, that made my day :haha: |
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| StalkerElmo |
| quote: | Originally posted by netw3rkd
oos forgot, me and my buddyys say owned too |
it's a very popular term now used in modern english.. i've even heard adults say it! |
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