Dont Get Me Started on Text Speech

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My Mobile Phone. That small piece of black plastic and electronics is just as much a part of me, as is my eyesight or hearing ability. In today's world, if you haven't got a mobile, MSN or eve facebook, you would be looked at as if you had just transfigured into a potted plant. And this is all well and good Just keeping contact wth friends; Just going on a chatroom; Just social networking.... Right? Wrong. For these things are just horrific canvas's for a flurray of a pathetic excuse for the English language. After 15 years of schooling and English lessons; what these children have been working on the majority of their lives; Has been abandoned for such phrases as 'g2g' (got to go) or 'lmao' (laughing my a*se off). Teachers everywhere are shooting themselves in the head. Since when does 'lyk' mean like? Since when does boy turn into 'boii'? Are you telling me we hit the 'noughties' and we developed some kind of abnormal, hideous language? I'm going to start my moan with the word 'babe'. As far as I was aware, the word 'babe' was used as a loving term for a partner, or for an infant. Apparently, now this is not the case. When I go on facebook, my homepage is filled with adolescent girls calling their friends (and most worryingly, their aquaintance's) 'babe'. Well I say 'babe'. What I mean is a hideous disfiguration of the word that is barely recognizable. For example: 'bbe', 'babii' 'babs' 'babeeeeee(recurring)' As you can see, this is infuriating. I'll swiftly proceed onto the joy's of Facebook. More specifically, Facebook slang. And Facebook names. Your Facebook names, according to Facebook's terms and conditions, should be your real name and nothing else, and that Sheila 'Checkoutmysupercoolnickname' Warwick will not be accepted. Why then, do i have a Facebook friend named 'Dianaa- Jaynee Martin Baybeee'? I highly doubt that

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