[PubLib] re: Library administration

[Karen Schneider]

Being able to "code-switch" (change vernacular according to the context) is
crucial! Victoria, absolutely no disagreement there!

Karen G. Schneider

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Victoria Kemp <
victoria.kemp at flower-mound.com> wrote:

>  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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