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From: Yorba Linda, CA
Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,May 2 2007, 11:00 AM
if someone from an ivy league school wants to act like a neanderthal, what can you do about it?
Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,May 2 2007, 11:00 AM
if someone from the hood wants to act proper, what can you do about it?
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Originally Posted by GT_2003,May 2 2007, 04:48 AM
There is certainly circumstizzles wit different standards regard'n acceptable language use . Drop it like its hot. A tizzy papa demands a mother****a standard tizzy a friendly chat wit friends, fo` example. Legal documents demand a different fiznorm of communicizzles than a letta ta yo playa thizzat shorthand is an acceptable fizzle of communicizzles in all cases is ignorant. If you is too lazy ta write out "you," why shouldnt I be too lazy ta read yo pizzy?
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Aren't the origins of shorthand typing Internet forums, instant messaging, and cell phone text messaging?
Aren't these all privileges enjoyed by people with higher economic status? So, how could bashing on shorthand typing be the rich bringing down the poor when rich kids are the ones that invented the "language"?
Aren't these all privileges enjoyed by people with higher economic status? So, how could bashing on shorthand typing be the rich bringing down the poor when rich kids are the ones that invented the "language"?
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[QUOTE=Liebernoodle,May 2 2007, 01:20 PM]Aren't the origins of shorthand typing Internet forums, instant messaging, and cell phone text messaging?
Aren't these all privileges enjoyed by people with higher economic status?
Aren't these all privileges enjoyed by people with higher economic status?
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Hmm, I'm smelling an 
IBTL coming on. . .
PLYRS 3 is leading up to what I think, is the point (funny, he's in what industry again?
):
It's the subtle Art of Communication. In this context, it's the printed word. Until shown otherwise, it's pretty much assumed that you ARE what you print. . . right?
IBTL coming on. . . PLYRS 3 is leading up to what I think, is the point (funny, he's in what industry again?
):It's the subtle Art of Communication. In this context, it's the printed word. Until shown otherwise, it's pretty much assumed that you ARE what you print. . . right?
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Communication is communication. It doesn't matter the medium.
If you want to be understood you need to speak/type/whatever in a clear fashion. U haven't been.
Regardless of what you feel SHOULD happen, the real world says otherwise. Impressions matter. People constantly are taking the measure of the people around them. It doesn't stop at first impressions. YOU judge people all the time. You think people who care enough to spell and write proper english are rich, white, assholes. If that isn't a judgement call then I don't know what it is.
In a medium that has the written word as the ONLY way to judge the poster you "dern well" better make an attempt to appear to be something other than a buffoon or people will take you for a buffoon.
It sounds like you just want to justify your laziness or lack of education - whichever is your real problem.
You don't have to be perfect, only show that you are trying to respect your readers and work to get your points across with a limited amount of miscommunication. Learn from your misteaks and learn from the mistakes of others. (misteaks was misspelled on purpose just as ASSinine was mispelled on purpose)
If you want to be understood you need to speak/type/whatever in a clear fashion. U haven't been.
Regardless of what you feel SHOULD happen, the real world says otherwise. Impressions matter. People constantly are taking the measure of the people around them. It doesn't stop at first impressions. YOU judge people all the time. You think people who care enough to spell and write proper english are rich, white, assholes. If that isn't a judgement call then I don't know what it is.
In a medium that has the written word as the ONLY way to judge the poster you "dern well" better make an attempt to appear to be something other than a buffoon or people will take you for a buffoon.
It sounds like you just want to justify your laziness or lack of education - whichever is your real problem.
You don't have to be perfect, only show that you are trying to respect your readers and work to get your points across with a limited amount of miscommunication. Learn from your misteaks and learn from the mistakes of others. (misteaks was misspelled on purpose just as ASSinine was mispelled on purpose)
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Originally Posted by Liebernoodle,May 2 2007, 02:20 PM
Aren't the origins of shorthand typing Internet forums, instant messaging, and cell phone text messaging?
Aren't these all privileges enjoyed by people with higher economic status? So, how could bashing on shorthand typing be the rich bringing down the poor when rich kids are the ones that invented the "language"?
Aren't these all privileges enjoyed by people with higher economic status? So, how could bashing on shorthand typing be the rich bringing down the poor when rich kids are the ones that invented the "language"?
shorthand is different from simplified language.
complex language in laws is created to keep the poor down. there is a group that acually advocates that all laws should be written in simple language.
shorthand is just for the lazy/efficient.
[QUOTE]George Orwell
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From: Yorba Linda, CA
Originally Posted by trainwreck,May 2 2007, 02:10 PM
1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
Take the time to invent fresh, powerful images.
Take the time to invent fresh, powerful images.