Comments on: Guest Post: Memo to the Language Assassins http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:30:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mom's Fortress of Solitude http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18682 Mom's Fortress of Solitude Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:23:55 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18682 Oh how I love, love, LOVE this post! My kids call me, "Gramma' Queen" because I'm always correcting their speech. <br /><br />I'm hopping in from the Blog Frog Community Leader's group to join your community and post a comment there. However, I cannot find your community widget for the life of me. It's probably staring me right in the face, but my eyes are deceiving me. lol<br /><br />Can you point me in the right direction, so I can join? <br /><br />I've been following you and have had your button for quite some time, but now I'm also following on twitter (naturesencore).<br /><br />I'm looking forward to knowing you more. <br /><br />Angela @ <a href="http:momsgreatescape.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mom's Fortress of Solitude"</a> Oh how I love, love, LOVE this post! My kids call me, "Gramma' Queen" because I'm always correcting their speech.

I'm hopping in from the Blog Frog Community Leader's group to join your community and post a comment there. However, I cannot find your community widget for the life of me. It's probably staring me right in the face, but my eyes are deceiving me. lol

Can you point me in the right direction, so I can join?

I've been following you and have had your button for quite some time, but now I'm also following on twitter (naturesencore).

I'm looking forward to knowing you more.

Angela @ Mom's Fortress of Solitude"

]]> By: germangirl http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18681 germangirl Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:13:52 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18681 I sincerely hope people read this guest post. I anxiously await their comments. Please, people, don't disappoint me. Let the grammar/syntax/spelling/punctuation police begin! I sincerely hope people read this guest post. I anxiously await their comments. Please, people, don't disappoint me. Let the grammar/syntax/spelling/punctuation police begin!

]]> By: Jenny http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18680 Jenny Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:07:20 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18680 I don't know what PW3D, No0b, FAIL, ATWD, FUBAR mean. I guess that's good!<br /><br />I have seen some pretty annoying words or terms on blogs lately. Such as lurve (love), gorg (gorgeous), easy peasy and hardy har har.<br /><br />My personal favorite (most annoying) was something like: I double glitter, puffy heart lurve it. I don't know what PW3D, No0b, FAIL, ATWD, FUBAR mean. I guess that's good!

I have seen some pretty annoying words or terms on blogs lately. Such as lurve (love), gorg (gorgeous), easy peasy and hardy har har.

My personal favorite (most annoying) was something like: I double glitter, puffy heart lurve it.

]]> By: Kimberly http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18679 Kimberly Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:02:25 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18679 LOL :) LOL :)

]]> By: Lilith Silvermane http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18678 Lilith Silvermane Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:11:49 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18678 PW3D, No0b, FAIL, ATWD, FUBAR<br /><br /><br /><br />PW3D Aka: Powned, poowned, P$wned... etc. : Means: You were beat, owned, creamed... Example: I was playing Halo 3 the other day and totally pw3d this N00B who was trying to steal my kill<br /><br />No0b Aka: N00B, n00b, etc: Means: Newbie, new person, green .. Example: I am a total n00b when it comes to blogging.<br /><br />FUBR: F*C&ed Up Beyond Recognition: Means: Well... it means what it says... like a typical day.<br /><br />w00t: WOOT!: Means: YAY, Hurray, etc. Example: WOOT! I won a Wii!!<br /><br />These are gamer terms typically EQ, WOW, LOTR, DAOC, or console gamers will use these terms.<br /><br />And yes.... I worry about my kids language deficits from all this :) PW3D, No0b, FAIL, ATWD, FUBAR

PW3D Aka: Powned, poowned, P$wned… etc. : Means: You were beat, owned, creamed… Example: I was playing Halo 3 the other day and totally pw3d this N00B who was trying to steal my kill

No0b Aka: N00B, n00b, etc: Means: Newbie, new person, green .. Example: I am a total n00b when it comes to blogging.

FUBR: F*C&ed Up Beyond Recognition: Means: Well… it means what it says… like a typical day.

w00t: WOOT!: Means: YAY, Hurray, etc. Example: WOOT! I won a Wii!!

These are gamer terms typically EQ, WOW, LOTR, DAOC, or console gamers will use these terms.

And yes…. I worry about my kids language deficits from all this :)

]]> By: Tammigirl http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18677 Tammigirl Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:25:35 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18677 I absolutely agree. I see nothing wrong with taking poetic license occasionally. When everything is always a mess how are we supposed to recognize it?<br /><br />Of course, this brings out all the "I'm not paid to write on the internet so I right like I wants to becuz itz ez-er. Frankly, I can't imagine how it is easier to come up with alternate spellings for everything. It would take me much longer to do. I just can not swallow that line. I absolutely agree. I see nothing wrong with taking poetic license occasionally. When everything is always a mess how are we supposed to recognize it?

Of course, this brings out all the "I'm not paid to write on the internet so I right like I wants to becuz itz ez-er. Frankly, I can't imagine how it is easier to come up with alternate spellings for everything. It would take me much longer to do. I just can not swallow that line.

]]> By: Heather, aka Jake's Mommy http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18676 Heather, aka Jake's Mommy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:41:04 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18676 As a person with an English education major, this cracked me up. Hilarious! And, I completely agree. As a person with an English education major, this cracked me up. Hilarious! And, I completely agree.

]]> By: Kekibird http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18675 Kekibird Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:04:18 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18675 Urban Dictionary is my BEST FRIEND due to this language butchering phenomenon. I just type in what they are saying and BOOM! Translated...<br /><br />But I agree. Keep the English language clean, people! Urban Dictionary is my BEST FRIEND due to this language butchering phenomenon. I just type in what they are saying and BOOM! Translated…

But I agree. Keep the English language clean, people!

]]> By: Jennifer http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18674 Jennifer Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:19:56 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18674 Brilliant post! I would very much like to know the definitions of the following; PW3D, No0b, FAIL, ATWD. Thanks! Brilliant post! I would very much like to know the definitions of the following; PW3D, No0b, FAIL, ATWD. Thanks!

]]> By: Kirsty http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-language-assassins/comment-page-1#comment-18673 Kirsty Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:16:12 +0000 http://juststopscreaming.com/2009/07/guest-post-memo-to-the-language-assassins#comment-18673 LOL UR funny<br /><br />Seriously-magic decoder ring-classic :) Great post! LOL UR funny

Seriously-magic decoder ring-classic :) Great post!

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