That awkward moment when you feel a paradigm shift...

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19. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your point.

The words we use are immensely important to communication. I've been called pedantic and pompous enough times to know how the loss of language skills has effected all of us. If Internet speak is added to a person's language skills, OK; there is a time for all types of expression. But Internet speak has become the language, and it's an extremely limited one. When it's used by people who don't have a reasonable vocabulary it disproportionately limits their ability to communicate and if there is anything that is needed among Internet participants these days, it's better communication.

Limit the vocabulary and you limit communication. Limit communication and you create misunderstanding. Speech in all forms whether classic, urban or slang is great, but being limited to small, tired phrases and overused gut slang is trite let alone mostly meaningless.

Thanks for a great OP!!!