[PubLib] re: Library administration

[Karen Schneider]

Jim, I would say "walk a mile in my shoes" but you've seen my feet--that
would be painful. I would suggest that at times I don't catch on with what
the young'uns are saying, but I'm glad they are communicating.

If I may recommend some light reading on this topic, and more than suitable
for a book group by the way, Adam Gopnik has a very funny essay in his
collection, "Through the Children's Gate," where he recounts
misunderstanding what is meant by "LOL." He thought it meant "lots of love."
(It means "laughing out loud.") So he tries instant messaging, and when his
sister tells him she is getting a divorce, he writes "LOL," etc. etc....

Karen G. Schneider  (who innocently asked on one social network what "going
commando" means only to publicly learn that it refers to um, not wearing
undergarments... TMI!!)

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:02 PM, James Casey <jcasey at oaklawnlibrary.org>
wrote:

>  Karen ---
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> 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.
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> Jim Casey ---
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> Wht r u sayin? lolz!!
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Karen G. Schneider
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