RE: once or twice...

Subject: RE: once or twice...
From: "Butler, Darren J Ctr 584 CBSS/GBHAC" <Darren -dot- Butler -dot- ctr -at- Robins -dot- af -dot- mil>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:45:38 -0400

Laura L. wrote: but everyone knows what real writing looks like by the
time they exit grade school.



After 20+ years of working with the teenagers and young adults who are
the products of the public school system, I must sadly disagree. My (and
probably your) generation grew up knowing the difference between the
"teen speak" that we used with our friends and the proper language to
use in a book report -- these days, not so much.



The fact that "l33t", "LEET", or whatever it is called; is showing up in
resumes is more amusing than surprising (Note to T/W Employers: Brace
yourselves!). I will never be confused with a Grammar teacher but I
think we should change the official language of the United States, to
"WikiEnglish." Almost all languages evolve; ours may be going through
the death-spasms of extinction. I'm like,as bad as like,anyone in this -
like you know?



Indeed, let's light a candle for those hardworking grade school English
teachers (I'm related to a couple of them); then let's light the torches
and bonfires for the rest of them (more than you may want to know). The
good ones are fighting-the-good-fight; but it's getting tougher out
there.





PT wrote: Can you believe that IM language even has a name?

Yes, IM langauge does have a name; it called "The Enemy." #8~)



Blessings,Darren

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Darren J. Butler

Sr. Technical Writer-Editor, Template Wrangler, Mil-Spec Pharisee

Integrated Data for Maintenance

NG Corp



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Pro TechWriter wrote:

> It's called LEET Speak.



No, its not. l33t is a very different dialect from IM, and gamer jargon


overlaps both. lolcats constructions have seeded all of them recently,

although the phenomenon seems to be waning with overuse.



Internet and text messaging dialects may be linguistically interesting,

but everyone knows what real writing looks like by the time they exit

grade school (let's all light a candle for the hardworking grade school

english teachers right now).



If you're seeing IM constructions in professional resumes, that just

makes it extra-easy to screen those candidates into the round file.

Buh-bye! Thanks for playing!



Laura





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References:
Re: once or twice...: From: John Posada
Re: once or twice...: From: Pro TechWriter
Re: once or twice...: From: Laura Lemay

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