Is MSN just for chavs?

[Kovu]

A recent debate in the thread struke by young 'un, said we needed a new thread, but I was going to start one like it anyways.

Does chat speak really annoy anyone or is it just me being a bit OCD about it and picking on it? I mean it has got to a point where chat speak has been spoken in converstation, people actually say LOL. What has happened to the english language?

 

[Kovu]

Bearing in mind the average age on here, a little more explanation may be required I fear

Good point Maggot. Though some know I am sure.
MSN=that chat thingy that teenagers use.
Chatspeak=everyone knows that.
LOL= laugh out loud

^^ that annoys me though, people saying lol when they are supposed to laugh.

 

[domtyler]

I think it is generally a good thing as language is not a static thing it is continually evolving. It is sad when these things are taken in by those who don't understand them though. It can lead to such anomalies as the aunty of the poor girl whose cat had sadly been killed who subsequently sent a text message saying "sorry your cat died, lol", believing lol to mean lots of love.

 

[marinyork]

MSN was round before chav started to be used in common speech. There certainly are different groups of people that use the different messengers though.

 

[tdr1nka]

My eldest daughter says 'LOL' as a word and it drives me fuggin mad, I've told her I'd much rather she didn't laugh than say that!

 

[Radius]

It is interesting to hear language evolve, but also not nice to see it mutilated. I'm a student, but I type with proper grammar (and as far as I'm aware, a fair level of eloquence ). MSN conversations can, in fact, be conducted with proper typing (I even capitalise the first letter of a line, how sad is that?)
My friend *says* "LOL" and I hate that. That's too much. I'll happily use words that are becoming integrated into society (I don't speak quite like I type...), but saying "LOL" and doing things like graffiti-ing emoticons ( "<3" is one I saw, etc) is just weird....

 

[marinyork]

Anyway no one uses LOL on MSN, they have the various animations for LOL so it's no longer three letters .

 

[snorri]

A recent debate in the thread struke by young 'un, said we needed a new thread, but I was going to start one like it anyways.

Does chat speak really annoy anyone or is it just me being a bit OCD about it and picking on it? I mean it has got to a point where chat speak has been spoken in converstation, people actually say LOL. What has happened to the english language?

I blame the teachers.

 

[spandex]

What dose LOL mean?

lots of love?
lots of laths?....

 

[Carwash]

It all depends on context. I'd never *say* LOL, but I might consciously use 'phrases' from any of txtspk, talk mode, usenet jargon, IRC, or lolspeak and more, for effect in written communication.

As far as I'm concerned, it's just another register (in the linguistic sense) and should be used as such in the appropriate context.

 

[John Ponting]

What dose LOL mean?

lots of love?
lots of laths?....

What does dose mean?


sorry

 

[gratts]

Oooh this thread makes me smile

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

I think that MSN thing is ok in SMALL doses, however too many kids live on it and actually believe it's better than getting out in the real world with your mates. I have seen my nephew spend his entire teenage life on it, almost every waking hour outside of school. He is an MSN addict and I mean ADDICT. Such a waste of his youth it's so sad.

Call it what you will it's still just sitting on your arse in front of a moniter screen.

 

[Dayvo]

Call it what you will it's still just sitting on your arse in front of a moniter screen.

Nothing like being on this forum, then?!

 

[summerdays]

I think using MSN language on MSN is absolutely fine. What I don't like is when for example the Brownie leader sent me a text that I had to get someone else to translate to me.

Some folk don't seem to know when not to use it - hubby had an application form which contained lots of MSN type stuff, and basically he glanced at it for 3 seconds and then put onto the reject pile.