27 Nov
2006
27 Nov
'06
9:19 a.m.
[...] The English language and especially the printed
word are a
primary tool to me, a *valuable* tool, and it is unpleasant to watch
it being systematically and intentionally abused and misused.
Thank you very much, Doc. You've almost exactly nailed my own
objection, the major difference being that natural language (especially
English) is much less of a professional tool for me than it is for you.
But I still have much the reaction you sketched at seeing it so
deliberately mangled.
I'm sure that in some contexts and in some
company, "LOL LOL LOL" and
"stuph" are perfectly acceptable.
Indeed, they doubtless would not have shown up here, were that not so!
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