http://blog.smibs.com/posts/570/5-ways-the-internet-is-killing-the-english-language/ Blogging From Inside the New Media Revolution Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:26:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.smibs.com/posts/570/5-ways-the-internet-is-killing-the-english-language/comment-page-1/#comment-3057 Forrest Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:26:36 +0000 http://blog.smibs.com/?p=570#comment-3057 Couldn't it be argued that writing, as a form of communication, is benefited by emoticons. They let you better express yourself. I don't see the difference between a smiley face and a question mark or exclamation mark. As an engineer, I need to use every tool at my disposal to communicate ;) Couldn’t it be argued that writing, as a form of communication, is benefited by emoticons. They let you better express yourself. I don’t see the difference between a smiley face and a question mark or exclamation mark. As an engineer, I need to use every tool at my disposal to communicate

]]> http://blog.smibs.com/posts/570/5-ways-the-internet-is-killing-the-english-language/comment-page-1/#comment-3025 Cole Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:52:53 +0000 http://blog.smibs.com/?p=570#comment-3025 I find most jargon used in a common setting extremely annoying. I'd take an OMG over a giga-flaven any day. Please do not respond to this comment with a correction on the term giga-flaven. I find most jargon used in a common setting extremely annoying. I’d take an OMG over a giga-flaven any day. Please do not respond to this comment with a correction on the term giga-flaven.

]]> http://blog.smibs.com/posts/570/5-ways-the-internet-is-killing-the-english-language/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Forrest Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:26:41 +0000 http://blog.smibs.com/?p=570#comment-3024 Zooomr also violates your rule #3. I suspect that many of these names are occurring as all the good domain names are taken. A startup can't afford a good domain name and once they start to become profitable, they can't afford to confuse their customers by changing it. Zooomr also violates your rule #3. I suspect that many of these names are occurring as all the good domain names are taken. A startup can’t afford a good domain name and once they start to become profitable, they can’t afford to confuse their customers by changing it.

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