da fate of gud grammer
I fear the worst for the fate of our English language. It’s one thing if you make a spelling error - it is another if your whole language is comprised of abbreviations and misspellings. Will this eventually become acceptable?
I’ve been noticing that abbreviations and misspellings are becoming more and more prevalent throughout the younger community. It became mainstream when I was a teenager (I am currently 21, for those who don’t know), so I even grew up during this whole mess. Some of my friends aren’t even able to carry on a serious conversation (online) without constantly misspelling words and using abbreviations - not because they want to type efficiently, but because they see that language as some new standard and see nothing wrong with it. I have even had people ask me why I capitalize the first letter of my sentences!
The point of effective communication is to speak a common language that is understandable, readable, and repeatable. Should this be the new standard? Should formalities be shoved aside to save space on paper? What if everyone actually understands it well?
Many young entrepreneurs like to break new ground and be that “renegade boss.” Does this stand a chance at becoming a new office standard with this upcoming generation? i mean srsly guyz! wtf???
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Feb 17, 2008 at 12:25 pm
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