[PubLib] re: Library administration

[Victoria Kemp]

Hi Karen and Jim

I hesitate to get involved in this disagreement between two such stellar
library advocates, but here I go anyway! The use of "IM language" is one
thing. I ROTFL whenever I read LOLcats on www.Icanhazcheezburger
<http://www.icanhazcheezburger/> . And I can sorta decipher my kids'
text messages to me. But, I strongly urge all young people to learn
grammar and syntax at least until the rest of us old fogies are dead and
gone. I find it difficult to read some applicants' cover letters due to
misspellings and just incorrect word usage. And, it is creeping into
newspapers as well. Computer spellcheckers often cannot differentiate
between "rain," "reign," and "rein," among other examples. 

 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of James Casey
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:02 PM
To: 'Karen Schneider'
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [PubLib] re: Library administration

 

Karen ---

 

Web 2.0 isn't the cause of the problem, but can be a venue where some of
the bigger deficiencies manifest themselves.   "More communication, more
often" is generally a good thing as long as it doesn't result in
miscommunication.  Freely admit to being "dorkier than thou" when it
comes to the 2.0 universe.  

 

Jim Casey ---

 


Wht r u sayin? lolz!!

No seriously, when I am IM'ing, some things go by the wayside. I really
disagree that web 2.0 is the death of English. I think more
communication, more often is a good thing. But there's also nothing
dorkier than backtracking to correct a minor typo. It immediately labels
you as a rube. And the IM shortcuts are interesting because they are
their own language. They have a grammar, and there's a right way and a
wrong way to use these terms. 

If you want to get concerned about grammar and syntax, record your
conversation for a couple of days. Most of us do not speak in entire
sentences, let alone grammatically. 

Karen G. Schneider

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