Internet slang

He also said that children and parents are speaking in different types of language. English slang goes wider and makes old people don’t understand what their grandchild says. Society makes shorter language and make it cooler in social media. For example, we write things like “LOL” (laugh out loud) or “I c” (I see) to express and make shortcut so we don’t have to write long sentences. However, that laughter expression is not real substitute for hearing people laugh. Real laugh and talking directly have a real power to lift our spirits when we are feeling low or sad. Alex Lickerman, the author of article “The Effect of Technology on Relationships” made an observation that people are often uncomfortable with face to face communication. (Lickerman). They have to keep up an eye contact, make a good body language, speak clearly and bravely…

Kids be walking up to class what test answers all over there snapchat and social media. It has reached a point where some class test exams are trending on Twitter. 10 years ago when I was in school and elementary school I didn 't have no calculator on my phone or spark notes to look up what happened in my English class. Having social media and Internet is like a cheat sheet for all students nowadays. No matter what it takes they will find their way to get through social media and find the…

1999. The two girls let themselves into the big brownstone on the corner of Walsh and Bishop. They used a key from under a fake rock in the yard because their babysitter wasn’t there yet. Unusual behavior for their babysitter, a teen girl named Bianca. Most afternoons, she’d be right there. Ready to give them hugs. However, the girls knew where the key was. They knew to start their homework right away. If they didn’t, Father would come home and give bruises. Ten-year-old Angie took her math…

In Shellenbarger’s article, she mentions how some businesses are concerned with how the younger generations of employee’s use their language skills. She writes, “Managers are fighting an epidemic of grammar gaffes in the workplace. Many of them attribute slipping skills to the informality of email, texting and Twitter where slang and shortcuts are common,” so some companies offer classes to improve writing skills needed for the work force. Notice, the concern of a negative impact that…

the development of slang: expressions that people take from standard English (or whatever native language) and completely change the meaning of to signify something completely different! These words and phrases are essentially inevitable to encounter when living in a dynamic social society; it’s easy to assume that the vast majority of Americans have heard such words as “cool” when referring to something as interesting, or the phrase “hanging out” used to mean spending time with one another. A…

Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” is a reflection of her personal feelings with her fathers. The poem “Daddy” is a emotion filled poem that is dark and sad. The poem makes the reader feel sad for Sylvia and they try to understand the struggles Sylvia went through. The poem makes references to the holocaust and Sylvia's experiences growing up during World War ii. The darkness of this poem comes from the anger Sylvia has from her father passing away and leaving her to look for him in another man. Sylvia…

word, allowing it to be used more widely, resulting the more harshness of the word and the with mentioning it more will become more controversial. Also popular usage of the word will create an endorsement of negative stereotypes and racial abuse. Those in approval of using the “N” word see it as a form of getting better, turning the meaning of the word on its head and reducing its harms. This dis agreement has been a source of separation and debate amongst the Black community. Responses to the…

For instance, if a person writes a college essay filled with informal words like “good” and “you” combined with wrong forms of “your,” employers will automatically establish a dismissive opinion. Not only does this affect a person’s status to someone else, but it also reveals how people in society who write like that all for the sake of convenience and speed are lazy. This epitomizes the notion of people constantly preferring to do what is convenient for them rather than doing what is proper…

repeated the phrase back to me, they were all paying attention. Overall, the attention getter stopped the students from distractions and allowed them to get back on topic. After watching the video, I saw that I maintained direct eye contact with the students the entire lesson. My body language was not the best because at one point I had my arms crossed on the desk to see the students work, but I kept my arms there for too long. I believe my body language said that I was engaged, ready to lead,…

As the text progresses Gladwell’s diction remains cordial and incredibly conversational. The continued usage of informal language perfectly suits the older teens and adults that Gladwell is addressing. Gladwell essentially adopts the role of the teacher which is why relaxed language is the ideal choice for Outliers. While elegant prose would be incredibly euphonic, by using simplistic language Gladwell is able to ensure that his audience will be able to easily understand his definition of…