Blog For Free!
Archives
Home
2008 August
2008 July
2008 June
2008 May
2008 April
2008 March
2008 February
2008 January
2007 December
2007 November
2007 October
2007 September
2007 August
2007 July
2007 June
2007 May
2007 April
2007 March
2007 February
2007 January
2006 December
2006 November
2006 October
2006 September
2006 August
2006 July
2006 June
2006 May
2006 April
2006 March
2006 February
2006 January
2005 December
2005 November
2005 October
2005 September
2005 August
2005 July
2005 June
2005 May
2005 April
2005 March
2005 February
2005 January
2004 December
2004 November
2004 October
2004 September
2004 August
My Links
My Walt Disney World College Program Website
Jeremy's Yahoo Profile
Andrea's Journal
My Yahoo Profile
Homestar Runner
Kenya Cartoon
This Modern World Weekly Comics
Planet Rock, UK's Rock Specialist
tBlog
My Profile
Send tMail
My tFriends
My Images
Sponsored
Blog
| "Idiocracy" Happens |
| 04.25.08 (8:57 pm) [edit] |
|
As always, reality catches up with satire; you've probably already seen that commercial or some variation it.
I saw an article in the paper today (it was top fold news which says something else very telling about the nature of "news" and the gradual dumbing down of society). It's about how high school students are starting to let texting/IM phrases like LOL, OMG, G2G, or putting 2 or 4 when they mean "to" or "for." It has been predicted that e-mail and texting would make us lazier writers. At one point will it just be incorporated into our speech? I was taught in a formal English paper one shouldn't even use contractions let alone slang or smileys. So the upcoming generation gets a little dumber. Idiocracy suggests that American English evolves into a blend of "redneck, ghetto, and valley girl" this list should include text slang. Although the film also suggests that it's because of dumb poor people that society gets to the point it does; maybe the Mike Judge didn't think poor people could afford cell phones/computers and therefore wouldn't be perpetuating this particular dumb language. |
posted by: fractalmom (reply)
post date: 04.26.08 (5:59 am)
acute observation. true as well. that being said, i also believe it is inevitable. i even use txt slng 2 tlk 2 m dgtr wen evr i nd 2. texting slang has evolved into the new 'shorthand', and, i believe will stay. it is based solely upon phonetics and is much quicker. those who still need/want to learn correct english will undoubtedly do so.
posted by: fractalmom (reply)
post date: 04.26.08 (6:00 am)
sorry. hit the wrong button. the real impact of texting is that a new generation has grown up without the interpersonal skills necessary to communicate face to face. kids today, about the age of my 19 year old, do not know how to talk to each other. they have many problems because of that.
Something else will go here soon KSJS Radio Promotion
5 KSJS Drops