Language Has Changed Since The Internet

Have you ever noticed how the internet has changed our language? On Facebook you “like” things. Like is a great word but now it is used much more. And you also “comment” on things. Yes, we have always done these things. But now when you hear these words you automatically think of Facebook. The other day when I was on Hulu I found a tv series that I really liked and wanted to save it and to put it as one of my favorites it said I “favorited” it. Favorite with a d at the end? That’s kind of weird.

We also use letters for phrases rather than just typing the whole thing out. We’re big on shortcuts. LOL, ROFLMAO, BRB, TTYL, WTF, STFU, OMG How easy it is to just type those letters instead of a bunch of words.

Google is a search engine but it also a verb. When I look something up, I googled it. And people know exactly what I did. They don’t think I looked at someone. They know that I researched something.

It’s interesting how language has changed. I hope with all of these changes that we don’t forget the beauty of good writing. It’s fine in casual writing to do that type of stuff but it’s important to know the basics. We don’t want to forget what real writing is.

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You Posted What?

So the other day I was on Facebook (yes, I know…) and saw someone had posted pictures. So I checked them out. It just made me shake my head and cringe. The person was obviously quite high in the pix. I was like, “Why on earth would you post something like that for the public to see?” Unless the public is stupid or thinks this person just went to the eye doctor, they’re gonna know what dilated pupils mean.

People, here is some advice: Don’t post everything you do on the internet! Employers, family members, insurance companies, schools, etc. look for this stuff! Learn that some things just don’t need to be general knowledge. Some things are need-to-know-only info. While you’d think that you shouldn’t have to tell adults this, you do. This person I am speaking of is an adult. Actually they are almost 40 years old. I was just completely shocked. It’s one thing to drink. It’s legal. But to do something illegal and blatantly put it out there for the world to see? That’s just stupidity.