2006-09-02 11:37:54 · 21 answers · asked by baseballfan 4 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I do not know. Biening a 14 year old it is all around me. It's very annoying since some abbreviations could mean multiple things
for all the "kids" allow me to translate:
idn im 14 + itz ere'where kinda anying a som abv culd mean any thing
2006-09-02 12:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by bob 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't label an inability to spell or a lack of effective communication as prideful. I'm sure they don't know any better. Actually it may seem cool to use abbreviations and omit punctuation - such as wen u txt msg etc & wnt 2 mk a pt.
Normally I ignore questions on Y! Answers that I can't understand. I feel if the person asking the question really wants an answer, they just excluded mine.
But I don't know if anyone is actually proud of their bad spelling and poor communication skills.
2006-09-02 19:23:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it has always been that way - not with spelling, but with language. Slang has always been there for the younger generation to distance themselves from their parents, teachers, etc. It's natural for the young to experiment with being different, in an attempt to become their own person. Of course, they imitate each other and lose any semblance of independence, but they don't realize that. Instead they want to fit it, believing that they are part of something special.
That said, it should embarrass them to follow the leader down such a dopey path, but who didn't do really embarrassing things when they were young???
2006-09-02 18:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's become "cool" to be dumb, illiterate, and stupid nowadays. I know I had this hashing out with my son as I saw his "communications" over the internet, where he showed no "give-a-damn" about punctuation, capitalizations, grammar or anything. He thought it more "cool" to use whatever abbreviations or "internet slang", as it were, than decent english. It's a sad decay of a very necessary part of any culture, and I can't say the internet isn't at fault here, to some degree. And to think that I, as a member of the "hippie" generation, thought that higher education was a waste. Thank God, literally, that I came to my senses and obtained several university diplomas before stupid just flat ran me over. I think my son will outgrow it, or maybe I'm just doing some "wishful thinking". And here's another question for you. Whatever happened to legible handwriting??? That was important in my childhood. I can't say the same for my children's generation. Maybe they secretly wanted to become doctors, and so they started out with sloppy handwriting to see if the med schools would accept them. God Bless you.
2006-09-02 18:53:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I really believe that it's a way of rebelling for many. The "computer shorthand" that they use I think is a way to exclude "the establishment" and their authority figures. Each generation needs something that seperates them from previous generations. For my generation, it was long hair. Nowadays so much has already been done and this new "language" fits the bill- parents hate it!
2006-09-02 18:45:19 · answer #5 · answered by Jazmanana 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
not unlike things i probably did as a young person, they think it's cool, hip or whatever your lingo is today. I find it shows the lack of education level. they don't have much, so they try to be different from everyone else. look it a fact of life, they will become adults someday and talking like that isn't acceptable behavior. if they persist, it only limits their opportunites to be successful.
2006-09-02 18:42:01 · answer #6 · answered by Alterfemego 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What benefit is there in not spelling well, or in communicating ineffectively? The trend as I see it (from reading Yahoo! Answers) is to be grammatically inept.
2006-09-02 18:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by firebyknight 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Kinda wonderin myself and I suppose there's a few reasons. *Speculation for one reason is spelling incorrectly and using rubbish grammar is some kinda sign to others who 'get it' that it is modern day "cool". No biggee though cuz this is Y!A and anything goes here, eh?
2006-09-02 18:45:37 · answer #8 · answered by -:¦:-SKY-:¦:- 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Their pride is obviously misplaced. They are lazy and don't want to improve their grasp of the English language.
2006-09-02 18:40:53 · answer #9 · answered by Naomi 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
because smart people intimidate them... and if you show some sort of intelegence whether it be a statement or a an "a" on a test then they call label them "uncool".
2006-09-02 18:43:07 · answer #10 · answered by ryanisalifestyle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋