"1) All languages evolve and change depending on the circumstances. Just try reading any Jane Austen novel - heck, anything written over thirty years ago- and you can see the differences in language from what we use today. So when you say you're…"
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Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?
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If you are familiar with George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984, you will know what I am talking about. For those of you who aren't familiar, I can only explain newspeak as being a Government-party…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gabie Sep 3, 2010.
What a turn around! I have an interview tomorrow!
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Finally, the position I've been vying for ages is giving me an interview tomorrow. The position is for a writing tutor at my college. I've never had a proper interview before, or a real job, so, what…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tova C.E Aug 2, 2010.
I feel sick, guys.
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My ex, whom I am still very much in love with, is engaged.Or so says her Facebook. And... I'm not reacting too well to this. I feel like I'm going to throw up. I just feel so heartbroken that she'd…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Justin Egan Jul 21, 2010.
Why is it so often perceived that Nerds are incapable of dating/acquiring mates?
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It seems that one of the often perceived stereotypes of nerds is that they are unfit for or inept in the ways of dating. Is this due to the tendency of nerds to be wrapped up in their mind's toils,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lori S. Aug 5, 2010.
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Lori S. replied to Justin Egan's discussion Why is it so often perceived that Nerds are incapable of dating/acquiring mates?"I kind of lean toward agreeing, but more in the sense that I think the media has created a false image of what a "normal" romantic life is like.
Most people, at least from my experience/observation, just do not date all that much.…"
Katherine Tang the (N/D)ingLover replied to Justin Egan's discussion Why is it so often perceived that Nerds are incapable of dating/acquiring mates?"As it should be! :P"
HC replied to Justin Egan's discussion Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?""Text talk" is a reversed form of newspeak.
Where newspeak was a language that arose to limiting the thought process, text talk is a way of communication that arose because of a limited thought process :P"
Olivia replied to Justin Egan's discussion Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?"The only internet lingo I use on a regular basis is "lol," and because I'm laughing (or at least amused.)"
Tova C.E replied to Justin Egan's discussion What a turn around! I have an interview tomorrow!"Sounds like a great job. :)"
Vicky Rose replied to Justin Egan's discussion Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?"I don't think the government would encourage "internet lingo", hopefully they'd encourage the opposite! Obviously some of the internet words we use are descended from old leet-speak, but mostly I think people just abbreviate…"
Tristan Morris-Patrick Lewis replied to Justin Egan's discussion Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?"Highly in agreement there Mousie. Sometimes it does save us time, hell I've used "lawl" or "brb" many times, though those are the only two I've ever really used. Otherwise I myself tend to try and be as correct as…"
Mousie replied to Justin Egan's discussion Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?"So long as there are rational and intelligent people out there in the world, chatspeak, lolspeak, and other new forms of language aren't going to take over.
This is coming from someone who is a huge fan of short-hand though. If I can save time…"
Tristan Morris-Patrick Lewis replied to Justin Egan's discussion Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?"Hey there,
New here and very, very glad that I found this. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a novel I hold to heart mostly because of Orwell's core message behind it: If I can control language better than you can, I can control you.
This is extremely…"
Captain Jacqui Sparrow replied to Justin Egan's discussion Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?"I thought that same exact thought while reading the book!
I've seen chatspeak from hell that really makes you sound like an idiot. I tried writing a sonnet in chatspeak once. It was pretty funny because the vocabulary was so awkward and…"
Terry replied to Justin Egan's discussion Text talk and internet lingo= Newspeak of today?"Well lolspeak, or imgrish, or whatever people call it, is not government party encouraged, although governmentese is pretty difficult to me.
So I doubt this is the beginning of a fascist dystopia (Well, I do believe one is starting but not because…"
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- What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?
- One that majors in English and fights for awesome, which often derives from books.
- About Me:
- I'm Justin. I'm an English major. I think that should already say a lot about me.
Things I like:
Photography, Reading, School, Recording Music, Spending Time With Cats, Collecting Vinyl Records, Collecting Books, Conversation, Intellectual Exchange, Creation, Destruction, Change, Persistence, Epiphanies, Coffee, Girls, Romance
- Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more
- Music I like : Mostly pretentious indie music. But I happen to love jazz, metal, rap, classical, and nearly everything else in between.
Neutral Milk Hotel, Joy Division, Little Women, Sun Ra, Charlie Parker, Sonic Youth, Tom Waits, Modest Mouse, Sunn O))), The Cramps, Beirut, Wavves, Jandek, Four Tet, Beach House,
Some of my favorite films:
A Clockwork Orange, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic, Being John Malkovich, Eating Raoul, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, many others.
Favorite Writers/Poets: Bukowski, Tennyson, Byron, Frost, Tobias Wolff, Kerouac, Ray Bradbury,Ginsberg, Hemingway, Camus, Sartre, Fitzgerald, Pasternak, Shakespeare, Palahniuk,
TV: V, Flashforward,That 70's Show, Fraiser, Top Chef, The Dark Ages, Modern Marvels, The History Channel, PBS, Food Network, etc. Anything remotely stimulating.
- What's your favorite thing to put on your head?
- Glasses, headphones, octopi.
- If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?
- Bukowski
- When did you start watching the Vlogbrothers?
- November, 2008
- Make up your own DFTBA initialism!
- Do Forget to Be Assholes
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 4:20am on July 19, 2010,
Romina said… - I'm okay =D
How are you Justin?
- At 1:37am on July 15, 2010,
accelerando e agitato said… - The Smiths are fantastic! If you're talking landmark sorta bands (not so much recent stuff) I adore The Beatles, The Kinks, The Clash, Clapton, The Stone Roses, Blur, Pulp, Radiohead . . . that sorta stuff (that said I do love The Pixies, Pavement, Velvet Underground, Ramones, a bit of Dylan now and then) I mean, I'm able to talk about pivotal American bands and know of a few up-and-comers but I watch the English alt/indie scene pretty closely and know much more about what's going on over there.
- At 10:09pm on July 13, 2010, accelerando e agitato said…
- So I just had a completely-non-creepy profile stalk with regards to music and that's a pretty interesting mix you've got there! I'm more of an anglophile when it comes to music :) How are you with literature?
- At 6:57pm on July 13, 2010, accelerando e agitato said…
- THRIFT-STORE-CLOTHES-WEARING-INDIE-SNOBS UNITE!!
Sorry, I just saw your note on the newbie thread and while I too am a newbie and cannot be of much service, I thought I should say hello :D
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