Are we going to end up having to take a course in, Internet As a Second languag?
2006-07-09 06:29:09 · 10 answers · asked by kasar777 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Absolutely, the Electronic English dialect which is springing up is a written expression of spoken structure. i have written a paper on the topic and there seem to be a few journals which sort of look at the idea. If you'd like the link to the paper, let me know.
2006-07-09 06:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by rosends 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope not! English (or any other language used on the WWW and Internet) works just fine as it exists now. There is nothing wrong with time-saving abbreviations that are universally understood, but changing grammar and sentence structure only serves to confuse and confound.
Young people may not agree right now, but as they grow up and get real jobs, they will eventually understand the importance of clear, concise communication.
2006-07-09 13:51:23 · answer #2 · answered by sandislandtim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope not, because it sure isn't pretty. It smacks of laziness, a lack of basic grammar skills, and crudity. For people new to the Internet and eager to learn, the shorthand abbreviations imply an established clique that isn't accepting new members. The emoticons, well...they just make me want to puke. You draw little pictures like that when you are a child to express your feelings. When you become an adult, you should know how to say what you think and how you feel about it through language - clear, precise, carefully thought-out, beautifully expressed language.
2006-07-09 13:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by Ana Thema 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This e-mail/texting/internet shorthand that people are using now is pathetic. One of the keys to humanity is the elegance of language, and it is quickly disappearing. How can we all reach common ground and understanding if communication and the conveyance of ideas has come down to things like, "ru4it?"
2006-07-09 13:35:37 · answer #4 · answered by Farly the Seer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course! Words like email, ecommerce, and acronyms like LOL, OMG, ROFL, BTW, BRB, etc. Not sure about taking a course, since we're all pretty familiar with it already.
2006-07-09 13:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by ♥iamsleepy♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,the language is called slang.Its not totally new.But it may still be considered new according to some people.
2006-07-09 15:05:53 · answer #6 · answered by jesus~freak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not, but there is a new language of internet. like
lol, lmao, rotfl, etc.
stuff like that, lots of abrieviated stuff. But people know all that stuff already
2006-07-09 13:34:07 · answer #7 · answered by Eng 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Language has always been in flux . It is fluid by its very nature.
2006-07-09 14:05:22 · answer #8 · answered by Star of Florida 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
w8, so u r sayin i tlk oddly? Lol! brb. Gotta chk my email. ttyl
2006-07-09 13:36:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know
2006-07-09 13:32:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋