- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 210
Sigger said:
As N.McKay noted, the OED is descriptive rather than judgemental; they leave that to opinionated people like me.ballz said:I don't see what's sad about it. All languages constantly change to adapt to the demands of communication.
Journeyman said:What's sad about it is that it is further evidence of the dumbing down of society (take any doubts to a perusal of the Recruiting threads), and how ostensibly literate society will soon be left with little beyond, "meh, whatever dude."
Journeyman said:...I'm reminded of Mike Judge's low-grade comedy Idiocracy. Sad to think it may someday be viewed as a prescient documentary...
Dissident said:Meh.
I'll get worked up when they start taking words out of the dictionary.
ballz said:Would it make sense for somebody in Britain to say that our "bastardized version of english" in comparison to theirs (what we originally spoke) is evidence that we are a dumber society?
Sigger said:. If I had a conversation with someone, y'know, the old fashioned way, and they said "lol", I would neck punch them.
kratz said:With these additions to the dictionary, these slang terms OMG and LOL would now be acceptable for use on the site. :stirpot:
Sigger said:maybe they should put : ) in the dictionary.. maybe even ;-]
'LOL' is not a word.. or rather, it never used to be. If I had a conversation with someone, y'know, the old fashioned way, and they said "lol", I would neck punch them.
kratz said:With these additions to the dictionary, these slang terms OMG and LOL would now be acceptable for use on the site. :stirpot:
And do you wear your I Discs on the outside of your shirt all the time....'cause chicks dig it?ballz said:Haha I literally say "oh em gee" and "W-T-F" and whatnot in real conversation haha.
OMG..LOL!Journeyman said:And do you wear your I Discs on the outside of your shirt all the time....'cause chicks dig it?
kratz said:With these additions to the dictionary, these slang terms OMG and LOL would now be acceptable for use on the site. :stirpot: