tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post8558560385057787261..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Not A Lot Of People Know ThatAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-14371654657494654722011-03-19T11:10:35.177-04:002011-03-19T11:10:35.177-04:00Hi Jude,
good to hear from you, late or not.
CMU...Hi Jude,<br /><br />good to hear from you, late or not.<br /><br />CMU have done a study of the use of language on Twitter and claim to be able to identify regional variations within the US<br />http://authspot.com/poetry/twitter-language-study-shows-significant-geographical-features/<br /><br />So it seems even abbreviations have some form of etymology.<br /><br />Personally, I don't use the abbreviations although I occaisionally allow myself an emoticon :-)Mike Kimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002309169478171450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-72510153248301561562011-03-18T16:15:11.947-04:002011-03-18T16:15:11.947-04:00Oh how this new shorthand computer language of RU ...Oh how this new shorthand computer language of RU OK and WTF must drive you crazy. <br /><br />Add me to the list of addicts. I do wonder what this language will evolve into now that the slang/short hand usage is becoming the norm. <br /><br />Hugs<br />Jude<br />(who is late, as usual these days)Jude Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067166768734750026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-5613862999773941642011-03-18T09:24:02.206-04:002011-03-18T09:24:02.206-04:00Hi Lisabet,
You're right, this is only half i...Hi Lisabet,<br /><br />You're right, this is only half in jest. Sometimes I can feel that OCD gene trying to assert itself.<br /><br />I think knowing the 12 Steps counts as trivia if you're not the one taking them.<br /><br />I see a logical problem with the "Greate Power" helping out here. After all, "in the begining was the word"Mike Kimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002309169478171450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-77706240521520976982011-03-18T09:16:12.304-04:002011-03-18T09:16:12.304-04:00Hi Garce,
thank you. I enjoyed writing "Thre...Hi Garce,<br /><br />thank you. I enjoyed writing "Thresholds". "Sacred Exchange" is a great anthology. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/96356062<br /><br />One of my favourite attempts to create a language was in Russel Hoban's "Riddley Walker"<br />http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776573.Riddley_WalkerMike Kimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002309169478171450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60990969762332942282011-03-18T03:27:26.381-04:002011-03-18T03:27:26.381-04:00Hello, Mike,
I'd applaud. Except that I know ...Hello, Mike,<br /><br />I'd applaud. Except that I know in some sense you're serious.<br /><br />"We admitted that we were powerless over words, that our lives had become unmanageable"<br /><br />"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."<br /><br />Not. (Do the Twelve Steps count as trivia?)<br /><br />Warmly,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-53896465558337075402011-03-17T21:01:38.780-04:002011-03-17T21:01:38.780-04:00I've just decided that i love etymology. Its ...I've just decided that i love etymology. Its amazing where these words come from. I've often wondered what modern language would sound like to an American dropped into our time from about say 1950 "I googled the address and downloaded the Internet Cafe map to my iPhone, 2 G, I mean WTF, how lame is that for wifi?"<br /><br />You have guys like Anthony Burgess and George Orwell who tried to imagine old words changing into new uses but never quite got it.<br /><br />Language is wonderful. I especially like the finale of your post.<br /><br />I'm reading your story <br />"Thresholds" in "Sacred Exchange" which Lisabet edited. Small world.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-22410848784655411452011-03-17T20:51:57.037-04:002011-03-17T20:51:57.037-04:00Those internet thesauruses are enablers!Those internet thesauruses are enablers!Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-40897671594879971222011-03-17T17:38:25.220-04:002011-03-17T17:38:25.220-04:00Thanks Kathleen. As long as you're sure your d...Thanks Kathleen. As long as you're sure your dictionary use is recreational on the weekends, then everything's ok. Watch out when you start to yearn for a better thesaurus, its the start of the slippery slopeMike Kimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002309169478171450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-82632516376044984122011-03-17T09:45:52.393-04:002011-03-17T09:45:52.393-04:00Make that "Some" peopleMake that "Some" peopleKathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-30770084333655374632011-03-17T09:45:24.643-04:002011-03-17T09:45:24.643-04:00Mike - Such a fun post. ome people accuse me of ha...Mike - Such a fun post. ome people accuse me of having this addiction, but truly, I'm just a social user of words. While alone. In front of my comptuer. For hours.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.com