), etc. in informal venues as long as it isn't excessive.
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To be fair, those abbreviations started in the instant messaging world and probably snuck into internet forums before texting got big. Some of the abbreviations do annoy me, though I don't mind timesavers like lol, brb, afaik, iirc, swmbo (my personal favorite ), etc. in informal venues as long as it isn't excessive.
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You spelled too many words correctly! Also try not capitalizing anything, and don't be afraid to forgo all punctuation (though feel free to use ellipses incorrectly).Proinsias wrote:fwiw this is literally becoming the most unique thread on Teachat
I'm like totally lol'ing.
at the same time I couldn't care less
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Then you have stumbled into the wwwwwwwwwrong thread, Miss Easy-Going. The one that makes my blood boil is "different than" rather than "different from." On the other hand, I find expressions like "might could" kind of cute. Go figure.kymidwife wrote: I have no plans to allocate any of my energies toward critiquing linguistic variations until there's something rewarding in it for me.
The New England-ism I use that drives my husband nuts is when I use the word not. As in: "Do you not understand what I'm saying?" instead of "Don't you understand what I'm saying?" I don't have a problem with it ... but ... do ... you?iannon wrote:I do now recall one that did really annoy me when I was younger and had just moved to "New England" It drove me nuts (figuratively) It was "So don't I"
This isn't a word thing but punctuation: misused apostrophes! Especially with the word it.
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Sounds like you guys need to start listening to my favorite segment on NPR NYC's Leonard Lopate show with Patricia T. O'Conner
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episod ... nts/136549
my favorite example from the most recent show, someone brought up that a friend of Sarah Palin said that, "the world is now literally her oyster"
I think you can podcast it.
My boyfriend totally makes fun of me when I listen to it because I totally nerd out.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episod ... nts/136549
my favorite example from the most recent show, someone brought up that a friend of Sarah Palin said that, "the world is now literally her oyster"
I think you can podcast it.
My boyfriend totally makes fun of me when I listen to it because I totally nerd out.
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EXACTLY! I'm a huge grammar nerd, but on the world wide interweb I try not to care.kymidwife wrote:OK, here's my pseudo-rant called "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff".
I have a specific amount of energy to spend daily, and I ration it out according to priority, making sure I have enough to maintain physiological functioning, work, take care of others, brew tea, spread alittle love, and any other basic necessities. I like to save the rest for pleasure and entertainment if at all possible. I have no plans to allocate any of my energies toward critiquing linguistic variations until there's something rewarding in it for me.