why do people who i know are in school type like this

[BobbyBubby]

why do people who i know are in school type like this#1

Posted: 8/3/07 at 7:42pm

are students starting to use their lazy internet "lingo" in their school work too?

[FutureAladdinOnB'Way]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#2

Posted: 8/3/07 at 7:44pm

Because some teachers don't care and let them...

[BobbyBubby]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#2

Posted: 8/3/07 at 7:45pm

Really? People really write papers in that style and get away with it?

[gumbo2]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#3

Posted: 8/3/07 at 8:02pm

Not that I've ever seen. But, it is dangerous if you type on instant messenger all the time and then switch to writing a paper and spelling things like "u" for "you" and all that. That's why it's just better to type with proper spelling and grammar ALL the time. It's just easier and you'll get a better grade on your paper. And everyone at BWW will like you more.

/End public service announcement.

[shiz_student94]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#4

Posted: 8/3/07 at 8:08pm

lol Yeah. I get irritated when people use terms like, 'wats ^' 'hbu' and other abbreviations. (Excluding 'lol' haha) For uncapitalizationed lettering, it doesn't bug me so much because I do it every now and again when I have to rush and such. That is just my opinion.

"Sing 'till you're breaking glass or you're breaking down"

[FutureAladdinOnB'Way]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#5

Posted: 8/3/07 at 8:08pm

There was a teacher at my school this past year who wanted the students to write an essay about their lives, or something like that and the teacher allowed them to use slang like "OMG" and stuff like that..although the funny part was although she said they could, I guess it was some kind of test because she marked a lot of students down for using that type of slang..

[Lynnespock2]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#6

Posted: 8/3/07 at 8:10pm

Really? I don't know of any teacher who allows that nonsense!!!

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[AnnaK<3LMIP]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#7

Posted: 8/3/07 at 8:12pm

My teacher told us last year that we can only use that language when quoting a computer conversation. Otherwise, I know of absolutely no teacher who would ever allow that.

I mean, Denzel Washington? Gun to my head..of course.

[la_vie_boheme_et_moi]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#8

Posted: 8/3/07 at 8:19pm

Well... I'm in school. And I don't type like that, though I'm probably the only person I know who doesn't. Fortunately, my language arts teacher is fairly strict about people not using chatspeak, bad grammar, unnecessary abbreviations, etc.

If I ever turned in a paper written in that sort of a style, I doubt that I'd get a passing grade on it.

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, "The Little Prince", 1943

[BobbyBubby]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#9

Posted: 8/3/07 at 8:24pm

Message Boards now count for source material? Wow, I'm glad I went to school before the internet ruled our lives.

[AnnaK<3LMIP]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#10

Posted: 8/3/07 at 9:39pm

Em not quite what I meant.No, as in if we're quoting a conversation we had. Or if we are writing a short story.

I mean, Denzel Washington? Gun to my head..of course.

[Dollypop]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#11

Posted: 8/3/07 at 10:03pm

I can make any kind of assignement imaginable and my students absolutely refuse to do them. They become downright hostile when I try to get work out of them.

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[Weez]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#12

Posted: 8/4/07 at 5:30am

People say "it's the internet, it doesn't matter!". Which is a fair enough viewpoint, I suppose. But if I see someone who types like an idiot, I can only assume that they are an idiot. Personally, if people are going to think I'm an idiot, I'd rather it be because of what I say rather than how I say it. It's also easier for people to understand what I say if, y'know, I say it in coherent English.

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[Sleeth1]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#13

Posted: 8/4/07 at 5:53am

Well, I know one thing... I'm not going to worry about whether "my" subject is "BROADWAY" enough to post on this board anymore. So, THANKS!
People "post" what they're "thinking".
I just say give them a break! If you can READ it - be thankful! LOL

[camp_actor]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#14

Posted: 8/4/07 at 6:06am

Did Sleeth ever go to school?

[TapTapTapioca]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#15

Posted: 8/4/07 at 6:11am

Apparently not.

I shave me Xanadu every morning!

[TapTapTapioca]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#16

Posted: 8/4/07 at 6:11am

Apparently not.

I shave me Xanadu every morning!

[artscallion]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#17

Posted: 8/4/07 at 6:34am

lol drives me nuts. I'd wager that 98% of the time it's used, the person isn't really laughing out loud, or even thinking what'a said is even funny. It's been so watered down with overuse that most of the time people use it they just mean, "Don't take this too seriously" or "yeah, that's mildly amusing."

As to using it off line, I don't see web slang in other students' papers. But I do see it in official emails at work all the time.

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.

Updated On: 8/4/07 at 06:34 AM

[Not Barker, Todd.]

re: why do people who i know are in school type like this#18

Posted: 8/5/07 at 2:34pm

Yeah, it can be real pain, lol.

"If you can READ it - be thankful! LOL"

Heaven forbid we live in a world where basic communication is taken for granted.

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