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Saturday, October 23, 2010
LOL: Not In Formal Writing
LOL is a text message or online abbreviation for "Laugh Out Loud." No, it does not belong in formal writing.
My daughter taught a couple semesters of E-101 at BSU, while working on her Masters. She was horrified by the quality of English papers that were turned in for a grade! Text-message gibberish... no capitalization... run-on sentences... general stream of consciousness.
I figure we have maybe one more generation before people can no longer communicate via written language, except in ADD-speak. (OMG!)
Grading papers this afternoon?
ReplyDeleteHow can you tell?
ReplyDeleteIt may take a hundred years but you will probably lose in the long run.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter taught a couple semesters of E-101 at BSU, while working on her Masters. She was horrified by the quality of English papers that were turned in for a grade! Text-message gibberish... no capitalization... run-on sentences... general stream of consciousness.
ReplyDeleteI figure we have maybe one more generation before people can no longer communicate via written language, except in ADD-speak. (OMG!)