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The words' growing offline popularity has stoked the ire of linguists, parents and others who denounce them as part of a broader debasement of the English language. Looks like someone else doesn't understand what linguistics is.
- The words' growing offline popularity has stoked the ire of linguists, parents and others who denounce them as part of a broader debasement of the English language.
- Looks like someone else doesn't understand what linguistics is.
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The words' growing offline popularity has stoked the ire of linguists, parents and others who denounce them as part of a broader debasement of the English language.Looks like someone else doesn't understand what linguistics is.
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I would say it's a new dialect, not an expansion of standard English - at least at this point.
Note, though, that the other day, my daughter's 10-year-old friend left a voicemail that said "Oh-em-gee, you won't believe this!" Now, typing OMG is shorter than typing "oh my ***" but how is saying "Oh-em-gee" any shorter?
Note, though, that the other day, my daughter's 10-year-old friend left a voicemail that said "Oh-em-gee, you won't believe this!" Now, typing OMG is shorter than typing "oh my ***" but how is saying "Oh-em-gee" any shorter?
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