tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post3263158915430249509..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: U wan frize wit dat?Mister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-64497407746790500592007-02-16T18:30:00.000-06:002007-02-16T18:30:00.000-06:00Surprisingly, this use of shortcut lingo in inappr...Surprisingly, this use of shortcut lingo in inappropriate contexts goes on with college students as well. One would think that by the age of 22 or so, it would just be common sense that when writing to a professor, one should use standard English. Apparently not. Several students were "pissed off" because the professor only responded to their short-cut filled emails by writing: I'm sorry but I cannot begin to understand what you are trying to communicate to me with this email. If you care to try again using standard written English, I will be more than happy to respond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-10906440990114266482007-02-13T12:34:00.000-06:002007-02-13T12:34:00.000-06:00Kids need to learn when to use that language/vocab...Kids need to learn when to use that language/vocabulary and in school in not one of them. I recently introduced my sixth graders to their school email accounts and was amazed when I saw how they were communicating. The lack of punctuation, capital letters, and spelling was unbelievable. Now, I need to get them to realize when that writing is appropriate and when it is not.IMC Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279699282698965195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-52719417666166186812007-02-12T22:08:00.000-06:002007-02-12T22:08:00.000-06:00Right on, blogger. Maybe if somebody explained th...Right on, blogger. Maybe if somebody explained that to get a job that pays more than minimum wage they'd better be able to tell the difference between "u" and "you" they'd get a hint.<BR/><BR/>Hell, we mercilessly make fun of people who use "u" and "r" as complete words on the IRC channel where I hang out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-45987568547285705442007-02-12T17:40:00.000-06:002007-02-12T17:40:00.000-06:00Thankfully, I don't even have to deal with this wi...Thankfully, I don't even have to deal with this with my third-graders. But what really annoys me is NOT the teenagers using this as their lingo -- it's the adults. When I'm chatting or texting with someone and they keep using these lazy shortcuts, that's what really drives me nuts.Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-46878872427393720162007-02-11T21:10:00.000-06:002007-02-11T21:10:00.000-06:00I totally agree with Grayce. I could care lese how...I totally agree with Grayce. I could care lese how they spell text messages. But, just as we must insist on standard English in classrooms, we must insist on standard spelling.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764437077561164662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-36741606405916539362007-02-11T14:26:00.000-06:002007-02-11T14:26:00.000-06:00Well you've picked a simple example to go by ... o...Well you've picked a simple example to go by ... obviously it doesn't take more thought for b4 ... but for other words it might.<BR/><BR/>And I agree that it is being lazy. It's one thing to use these short forms when messaging but another to use these in school papers.rookie teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054968417265508668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-88668352083996148712007-02-11T14:11:00.000-06:002007-02-11T14:11:00.000-06:00Teenagers have always used bizarre language to con...Teenagers have always used bizarre language to confound adults and other outsiders and to be cool -- that's where slang comes from. Because of technology, it's now feasible to use teen-speak in written as well as spoken language. Like kontan, I don't care what kind of short cuts are used in note-taking and pre-writing as long as finished products are in standard English. The whole point is to be appropriate to your audience.grayciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188392312385509613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-8041750073758974552007-02-10T20:50:00.000-06:002007-02-10T20:50:00.000-06:00omg I gota link ta dis!I do not mind if my student...omg I gota link ta dis!<BR/><BR/>I do not mind if my students take notes in IM speak. In fact, I do encourage them to use some form of shorthand and this is all they know. However, if they ever hand in a formal writing assignment with lazy speak in it I go "click" on them, as they put it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-22059746827902609932007-02-10T14:02:00.000-06:002007-02-10T14:02:00.000-06:00It takes more thought to come up with "b4" than ju...It takes more thought to come up with "b4" than just to write out the word "before"??? I disagree. I just think it's lazy, pure and simple.Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-18335279848585009192007-02-10T13:17:00.000-06:002007-02-10T13:17:00.000-06:00I agree ... sometimes it takes more thought to com...I agree ... sometimes it takes more thought to come up with a shortcut rather than to write the whole word down itself.<BR/><BR/>The only time I use shortcuts is when I'm texting using my cell.rookie teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054968417265508668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-53490522239466030522007-02-09T23:16:00.000-06:002007-02-09T23:16:00.000-06:00HIja'. My knowledge of Klingon does not help me i...HIja'. My knowledge of Klingon does not help me in the "ngech" department.<BR/><BR/>Qapla'Ed U. Caterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001600079346129788noreply@blogger.com