What are your thoughts on the new computer lingo?????

Question

I notice that a lot of people (Im assuming kids) spell things horribly wrong when they are typing on the computer. I know its the thing to do, but why? Why is it cool to spell "something" s-u-m-t-h-i-n-g? Do you think this is bad? Im 25 and a highschool teacher, and I get papers with words like "of" spelled wrong. One girl, who's a senior now, actually asked me how to spell mud!!!

What do you think?

Im not talking about the abbreviations...like LOL...im talking about when they do this:

Said spelled "sed"
of spelled "uv"

Its just so stupid!

WIZNIT: I cant believe you are gullible enough not to believe me! She honestly approached me and asked if the word "mud" has one d or two! So, guess that makes you pretty gullible to think this isn't a problem, huh?

Answer 1

I personally find it absolutely appalling. These are the leaders of tomorrow? I don't know how they'll survive in any type of business if they can't read, write and speak the English language correctly.

Answer 2

I like computer lingo...I think that the Internet has developed it's own subculture. I also believe that people spell things differently on-line because they are trying to spell it, more so, the way that it actually sounds, or the way that they are pronouncing it. And pronunciation of different words will vary with different regions--so maybe the individual wants to convey their particular accent through their typing.

However, I think all slang and lingo has it's proper place. The way I write if I am in a chat room is going to be completely different than the way I am writing if I am communicating with a future employer via email.

Proper English should always be taught, learned, and applied in the right context. It should also be priority. It's probably not a good to start using alot of lingo until you've mastered the actual language---which causes one to question our school systems. How on earth did a high school student make it this far without knowing how to spell "of" or "mud" ?? Are spelling and vocabulary no longer required courses in grade school?

Interesting....

Answer 3

hear is a top for your class the next time your there

keeping us abreast of the multiple exploding incidents involving Dell laptops. The Inquirer was the first to break the disturbing news with some startling photos of the sudden laptop explosion that occurred during a Japanese conference. According to one witness: "The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes." Luckily, no one was hurt during that incident, or the one that soon followed.

Yes, a second Dell laptop caught on fire, and this time, Tom's Hardware had some pictures taken by an engineer on the scene. Unfortunately, it looks like the pictures have already been removed. I have a Dell, and I'd lie if I didn't admit that I fear an explosion every time I use it ever since I came across those photos.

According to CNet, Dell has confirmed that it will start a 4.1 million notebook battery recall starting on Tuesday. Owners of Dell Inspirion, Latitude, Precision Mobile Workstations and XPS units shipped between April 1, 2004 and July 18, 2006 will be among those affected. You can call 1-866-342-0011 or visit Dell's website for more details regarding this recall.


If you happen to have one of the models listed above, you're advised to eject the battery from the notebook after powering down, and run your PC on AC power until you get your replacement battery.

An analyst with Endpoint Technologies Associates said, "This is the largest battery recall in the history of the electronics industry."

So start checking those batteries, and if they say "Made in Japan" or "Made in China" chances are they need to be replaced.

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Another Dell Laptop Goes BOOM!
Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:27PM EDT

Well this is starting to get ridiculous.

On the heels of last month's Dell-laptop-turned-into-tower-... comes a new story, with a bunch of scary, scary pictures. Click through to the post on Tom's Hardware for the full shebang: Yes, that's a hole burned right through the base of the notebook.

Unfortunately there's not much of a story to go along with the pictures. The laptop was sitting on a desk (closed), then it's suddenly on fire. The resulting chaos required the fire department to be called and the building cleared.

The poster also relates a pretty awesome story about the aftermath (and I fixed the spelling): The engineer whose laptop it had been ... heard there was a fire and that we all had to go outside. Being the noble engineer that he is, he quickly wanted to grab his laptop!

Whoops.

Still no response from Dell on these issues aside from a vague "we're looking into it."

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I'm nearing 30, and my husband is 4 years my senior... and we've been speaking in l33t, in some form or another, for the better part of 15 to 20-some-odd years. 13375p33k has the potential to ruin a person's language... or to enhance it, such as in the hackers of the bygone era of BBSes.

l33t was originally devised as a way to seperate "the men from the boys", if you will, when it came to who was a true hacker or cracker, a boxing phreak, an LD pirate, and an artist, as opposed to the script-kiddies, the warez-pups, and the rippers.

The language was fluid, innovating, and artistic in its own right (such as with words like automagically [referring to an inexplicable occurance in code that works despite all logical explanations], Sysiness [an insult to arrogant SysOps... akin to Han Solo's constant reference to Pricess Leia as "Your Holiness"], ownage [the ability to do something with extreme skill], and ineptitudality [the state of something being incapable of completing the task its designed for]). It truly was for the elite... the regular-types had poor enough English skills to be unable to compete with the elite, and were pretty much humiliated away from attempted use.

As things happen to be, as the script-kiddies, warez-pups, and rippers began knowing of l33t, the more elite of them added the numbers and using the more common words, and shared it with the newbies rather openly. *begins loathsomely ranting* ...And then the BBS scene died off as the 'net took hold, and l33t became a common tongue amidst the new generation of warez-pups, script-kiddies, and rippers. ...And then MMORPGS took l33t for itself and absolutely ruined any spelling it, or the English language, once had. ...And then cell phones made l33t a requirement to know, since it's so much easier to type "C U L8R" than it is "See you later" on those itty-bitty buttons. */end rant*.

Greetz to all the old 619/760-BBSers - Excaliber, King Arthur, Nighthawk, The Judge, Sporkboy (lol I know... Spoonman), Walkin' Dude, Mnemneth (after 12 years, I still can't spell or pronounce your name), Mother, The Police, Illusion-X, Lee... um... the guy with the beef jerky... the Desert Inn guys... and everyone else who rebelled against WildCrap! with my husband and I (the peeps from The Padded Room and Mind Warp/Sanitarium). No offense to everyone else whose name I have forgotten, but personality I have not.

Renegade, Obv/2, Iniquity, and Vision-X ftw.

EDIT: As an aside, I do seriously hope you're not an English teacher, since either l33t or simple poor punctuation and grammar has touched your spelling as well.

Answer 6

It's a bad thing. It's hard to read and it's a bad habit. I hate it myself.

I can tolerate small caps because it's not that difficult to decipher, but all those words like "shud" for "should" or "mite" for "might" just makes me go crazy. I wish people would stop.

Unfortunately it's not something I can make people change. I just try to do my part and type those words in the right way.

Answer 7

I think it's amazing that you would be gullible enough too believe that she did not know how to spell it.
You should have told her DUM

But the spelling is bad and shows there lack of enthusiasm for anything but video games.

Answer 8

I think it's awful. I assume it's because of the whole 'text' messaging thing, but everyone should be responsible for knowing how to read and write at least basic English and use punctuation. I actually work in a company with Directors and VPs who send emails with U instead of 'you' and 'thx' instead of Thanks.

Ridiculous.

Answer 9

I just did a research paper on internet speak...It's a horrible trend that is hurting our kids...can we stop it? Probibly not! Just make sure that you continue to correct the problems in the papers and take off points. If they are having problems they need to know that this kind of work will not be accepted at a college level!
Blessed Be

Answer 10

Oh, you must be talking about their chat lingo, whatever they call it. I really don't like it either, and I guess you see the bad side of it being a teacher. It's pretty sad really...all this awful grammar all in the sake of "I can type it faster!". Unfortunately, if English is your second language, it's much harder to read!