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Where you stay at?

vs.

Where do you live?


tyu2

vs

Thank you, I wish you the same

vs

thanx and backatcha


Blimey vs omg

For heaven's sakes vs yo' mama

Mindless robotrons vs blthering wonder....


heh, is best not to cross boundaries


To have a

variety

of communication tools

Is blest.


Dadgummit, ya got that right, lay it on me sistah, and amen.

B
Where you stay at?
vs
Where do you live?

tyu2
vs
Thank you, I wish you the same
vs
thanx and backatcha

Blimey vs omg
For heaven's sakes vs yo' mama
Mindless robotrons vs blithering wonder....

heh, is best not to cross boundaries.

Blest

is versatile communication.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 8/25/2011 10:48:00 AM
it's a different world isn't it? it makes you wonder if they still teach grammar in school, lol! enjoyed your poem and the "lingo" :)
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Date: 8/25/2011 1:05:00 AM
I find language to be a fascinating subject, the way we vary our words from region to region. You touched on it nicely!
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Nancy Jones
Date: 8/25/2011 5:45:00 PM
me. too, Andrea!! I insisted that my kids learn "proper" english because it makes it FAR easier to get a job that pays, but I also encouraged them to listen to how others were saying things because the more styles you can speak in, the more people you can effectively communicate with.. (pardon the dangling participle, hehe..) Can never have too many tools in your bag!
Date: 8/24/2011 10:25:00 PM
Terrific write lovely Lady Nancy, Language these days is crude and rude, capture that very well....with love...old Jack
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Nancy Jones
Date: 8/24/2011 10:35:00 PM
ty for the kind comment, and what I'm really trying to capture is listening through differences
Date: 8/24/2011 9:36:00 PM
:) I have friends who leave these "abbreviations" at the end of their emails and I can't figure out what they're trying to say. This is a very clever poem, Nancy, and I love the way you bring this communication problem to light. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/24/2011 8:51:00 PM
in the end, it's not a competition... it's just a buncha mortals being all in it together
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