Author Topic: What happened to the English language? (Read 9854 times)

Mikiyikiy · May 01, 2009, 10:15:42 PM

Hey bitch, my ass on my jeans are down to my knees, and I got my I-pod going rap you see. Ain't I coo', feel dat breeze, texting my bitch not capitalizin' my t's.

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Orgodemirk · May 01, 2009, 10:15:47 PM

I should point out your grammatical errors.

Mateo · May 01, 2009, 10:16:53 PM

Many people don't want to learn.

Some I've met though just think classes such as biology and chemistry are useless.

Quote from: Zmobie on May 01, 2009, 10:14:58 PM

EDIT: Wait, wait.
>I don't know if I'm intelligent

You would know if you were intelligent, wouldn't you?

EDIT: Also no... Intelligence is relative, I believe, if you compared me to a genius I probably wouldn't seem intelligent. Compared to a young child maybe I would. It would also depend on what you consider intelligence, a bunch random knowledge, or a complete understanding of one thing?

(Also typing can sometimes lead to a state of pseudo-intelligence, so I apologize if I give off that kind of vibe.)

Zmobie · May 01, 2009, 10:18:16 PM

Quote from: Mateo on May 01, 2009, 10:16:53 PM

Many people don't want to learn.

Some I've met though just think classes such as biology and chemistry are useless.

>Biology and chemistry are useless
Biology encompasses humans. Chemistry is what humans use to survive, internally and sometimes externally.
This belief effectively says, "Life is useless". What are we uncovering here? Conspiracy? Government brain-washing?

Mateo · May 01, 2009, 10:20:13 PM

What? I never said they were useless classes. I said students think they are.

Zmobie · May 01, 2009, 10:21:25 PM

Mateo?

Define intelligent, please.

Mateo · May 01, 2009, 10:24:23 PM

I've always thought it to be a measure of how much you know. I'm not a dictionary though.

Zmobie · May 01, 2009, 10:27:18 PM

You're trolling, right?

Oh dear god, please be trolling. Is your IQ above 70? Please say it is and you're trolling. ; A ;

Mateo · May 01, 2009, 10:28:29 PM

Quote from: Zmobie on May 01, 2009, 10:27:18 PM

You're trolling, right?

Well, though I wonder why you want me to be trolling, I feel I must point out the irony of this statement. :3

EDIT: Or rather, the fact that it is ironic...

Zmobie · May 01, 2009, 10:30:35 PM

There's no Irony. I'm completely serious. If I had a picture of my face right now, it would be a very, very serious one. Not one to shake a stick at, or try to troll.

Mateo · May 01, 2009, 10:32:56 PM

The irony is that you ask what has happened to the English language, and then you use the word "troll"

Also, irony doesn't necessarily mean "not serious." (I find it rather hard to define, but usually when I use ironic I'm referring to someone contradicting themselves.)

Otis Da HousKat · May 01, 2009, 10:35:55 PM

My brother is a linguist and he wants to see you

Quote from: Zmobie on May 01, 2009, 09:52:34 PM

dragged into the street and shot!).

Zmobie · May 01, 2009, 10:40:42 PM

Quote from: Otis Da HousKat on May 01, 2009, 10:35:55 PM

My brother is a linguist and he wants to see you

You forgot the period on the end of your sentence, brother Otis.

Quote from: Mateo on May 01, 2009, 10:32:56 PM

The irony is that you ask what has happened to the English language, and then you use the word "troll"

Also, irony doesn't necessarily mean "not serious." (I find it rather hard to define, but usually when I use ironic I'm referring to someone contradicting themselves.)

Troll means "Not serious." I think you're "Trolling." Geez, when you try to make things easier to recognize, people gripe about it!

Marcem · May 01, 2009, 10:41:33 PM

Quote from: Zmobie on May 01, 2009, 10:40:42 PM

You forgot the period on the end of your sentence, brother Otis.

Troll means "Not serious." I think you're "Trolling." Geez, when you try to make things easier to recognize, people gripe about it!

No.

Mateo · May 01, 2009, 10:42:49 PM

Actually, a troll is someone trying to start an argument.