What Did U $@y? Online Language Finds its Voice

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julielai

#408326 Thu, 23 Aug 07 03:25 PM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118679550023894850.html?mod=djemITP

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Alienvoord

#408351 Thu, 23 Aug 07 04:14 PM

The words' growing offline popularity has stoked the ire of linguists, parents and others who denounce them as part of a broader debasement of the English language.

Looks like someone else doesn't understand what linguistics is.

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Grammar Geek

#408361 Thu, 23 Aug 07 04:29 PM

I would say it's a new dialect, not an expansion of standard English - at least at this point.

Note, though, that the other day, my daughter's 10-year-old friend left a voicemail that said "Oh-em-gee, you won't believe this!" Now, typing OMG is shorter than typing "oh my god" but how is saying "Oh-em-gee" any shorter?

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