I'll agree on the "slang" thing. It's not technically "slang"... but it is still not proper English. Yes, we understood what you meant, but we can also get the gist of most phrases in Ebonics... that doesn't make them proper English either. Simplicity is nice, but I could also shorten everything I write and start using gr8 wrds from the Internet 4 the same reason. If it were in the title, I would agree. Titles need to be short or you end up with "To Wong Fu, Thanks for Everything Julie Numar" and similar crap. Also, understand that I'm not trying to start a grammar flame-war, I simply find the phenomenon curious. I've heard it more and more recently and I would wondering on where it was coming from.
1021Oct 2, 2006
31 diggs and down... pathetic. Just go straight to the source: <a class="user" href="http://wikimapia.org/">http://wikimapia.org/</a>
luke__Oct 2, 2006
running on a toaster / 10
Closed AccountOct 2, 2006
cool, I like... dupe, no doubt, but new to me...Some of us, unfortunately, don't spend every waking moment on digg.
etunusOct 2, 2006
Oh, I can NOT wait for the Snow Crash.
greyhaven7Oct 2, 2006
I'll agree on the "slang" thing. It's not technically "slang"... but it is still not proper English. Yes, we understood what you meant, but we can also get the gist of most phrases in Ebonics... that doesn't make them proper English either. Simplicity is nice, but I could also shorten everything I write and start using gr8 wrds from the Internet 4 the same reason. If it were in the title, I would agree. Titles need to be short or you end up with "To Wong Fu, Thanks for Everything Julie Numar" and similar crap. Also, understand that I'm not trying to start a grammar flame-war, I simply find the phenomenon curious. I've heard it more and more recently and I would wondering on where it was coming from.