<p>I can't understand "geek-speak"...</p>
<p>Yeah...it can be slightly annoying...but some of the smartest people I know write email messages without capitalizing a word. It's a time-saver. I doubt Donald Trump writes out long, grammatically correct emails. Time is money.</p>
<p>Yeah, but there's a gap between saving time and writing like a 2-year-old with a serious mental deficiency.</p>
<p>Who cares? Someone speaking in abbreviated words/phrases doesn't really affect your daily life; you can continue speaking in your perfect English. I prefer traditional English also, but I could care less whether someone abbreviates words.</p>
<p>Fair enough. Unfortunately, however, the degradation of good writing skills isn't something that just I'm complaining about. Look at what many professors have to say on the matter. </p>
<p>Hell, just look at the papers of undergrads at some supposedly top schools. They're horrendous.</p>
<p>Uhhh... CC doesn't have the brightest kids. It has above average kids.</p>
<p>I don't know about you, but I consider these Ivy-league admits and other top-25 students to be part of the best and brightest. Sure, none of them have come up with a unifying theory yet, but they're close...</p>
<p>damn.. does that mean i'm the BEST and the BRIGHTEST since I got into U of Notre Dame? Thank you very much (no sarcasm). (goes back to playing Diablo 2)
ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I'm so bored after the AP exams. I think I'm wasting my life away playing this game, but I have nothing better to do. Any recommendations?</p>
<p>actually UCLAri...In the U.S., the English language has been "Americanized," or if you wanna look at it from a British nationalist view, it has been destroyed. You adapt the language to the setting. Us internet-regulars have simply adapted English to where it is easier to type sentences in a time efficient manner, where we use as little "finger energy" as possible. :)...I guess you could say we have "digitalized" the English language. If you're originally American and live in Britain for a short period of time, say to study abroad, you'll pick up some British lingo, so it's easier for you to interact with those around you. Likewise, if you're constantly on the internet, you'll pick up some "typing" lingo. Chances are, you will converse with your American counterparts slightly differently than you will with your English counterparts. Some of the sayings of one group might rub off, and you might use them with members of the other group(s)...i.e....you might call an American a "bloody idiot," or you might say "chuck it in the bin," rather than "throw it in the trashcan," if you've been around Brits long enough...but, you will most likely speak to Brits in one way and Americans in another. This same theory extends to why some college students tend to use "internet lingo" in term papers or notes; if usage becomes habit for a long period of time, it will show.</p>
<p>I agree with you about the reasons, but I don't have to like the result. ;)</p>
<p>don't get me wrong...if someone said "lol" to me in a face-to-face conversation, i'd smack em in the mouth, or if i was a professor grading a term paper, i'd give em an F for annoying me.</p>
<p>and i was just bein a dork tryin to sound like i knew what the hell i was talkin about :p</p>
<p>Imagine saying "lol" or "rofl" (as opposed to laughing)...that is just redundant.
I can hear it now, "Hey guys, smily face! Laughing out loud!". Honestly <em>exasperated sigh</em>.</p>
<p>Saying "jk" (ie, "jay kay") instead of "just kidding" was popular at my school for a while. It was laaaaammmmmeeeee...so we started ridiculing all the people who did it</p>
<p>wats rong wit typn lyk dis? hahahahaa</p>
<p>i don't put in capital letters unless it just.. happens. Like this. <---</p>
<p>Whats so important about keeping it all proper? it's just a way of communicating. And it's not lazyness! I dont think i'm lazy.. it doesnt mean people are lazy when you don't put in an apostrophe. come on. that's just like 1 little key that you have to press. What difference does it make? everyone can still read it.</p>
<p>But i have to say, it was pretty weird when this girl and i were talking and i said something funny and she said.. hahahhahahahhahaaha lol! (pronounced like 'lol' not laught out loud)</p>
<p>If we continue this internet lingo for long enough, we're gonna start seeing it in official print someday: newspaper articles lined with "lol's", term papers littered with "haha's", and books printed with "omfg's". Better make a conscious effort to stop now people, otherwise we're going to become so desentisized to it we're going to find it very normal to use our "digitalized American lingo" in places where it counts. This is spreading like a disease aaaaahh! ;)</p>
<p>well all languages evolve...</p>
<p>using grammar in a forum like this serves no practical purpose. saying "rotfl" is so much more convenient. </p>
<p>if i took the time to capitalize and punctuate every post, would it really make a difference?</p>
<p>im sure shakespeare is turning in his grave that we aren't using "o ye counts" in common english nowadays. languages evolve, period</p>
<p>Why does it matter? For one, the less you practice using correct English, the less you stand to gain in the way of improvement. </p>
<p>You also reduce readability, the ability to articulate your point, and in my opinion you degrade your image. I am going to take the person who capitalizes and uses proper grammar more seriously than the person who "typz lyk dis."</p>
<p>I seem to find a lot of opposition to my attitude. I can't say I'm surprised, but the notion that it's "just the evolution" of the language seems like a copout to me.</p>
<p>if internet lingo becomes the new english, and if i type 'lyk dis', i will be improving my spelling for the future ;)</p>
<p>laheek dhees.</p>
<p>if people can still understand the message, it doesnt matter how eloquent or gramatically correct a sentence is.</p>
<p>most teenagers and kids in the 8-12 range understand internet slang and abbreviations</p>
<p>eventually, it will probably become commonplace.</p>