You can tell a lot of people here don't get out much.

You can tell a lot of people here don't get out much.

and how did you come to such a conclusion?

And here I was, thinking we had a thread about Super Smash Bros. with a heavily contracted title.

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 18, 2015, 12:51:22 AM

Quote from: Lord Starch on August 17, 2015, 10:30:18 PM

You can tell a lot of people here don't get out much.

and how did you come to such a conclusion?

Don't play, fruit. Smh is a widely used acronym and it's been around for at least a year.

Widely used.


On the internet.

Quote from: Lord Starch on August 18, 2015, 02:22:19 AM

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 18, 2015, 12:51:22 AM

Quote from: Lord Starch on August 17, 2015, 10:30:18 PM

You can tell a lot of people here don't get out much.

and how did you come to such a conclusion?

Don't play, fruit. Smh is a widely used acronym and it's been around for at least a year.

Widely used.


On the internet.

Nah, people actually say the phrase shaking my head in real life, and I've seen it through texts and other forms of communication. So my point still stands.

I have never, in my 17 years of life, heard anyone say "Shaking my head" ever.

I've seen people shake there head, sure. But saying it?

I have never, in my 17 years of life, heard anyone say "Shaking my head" ever.

I've seen people shake there head, sure. But saying it?

its retarded

If you use "text speak" abbreviations "IRL" then you should do the world a favour and jump onto the nearest busy road.

If you use "text speak" abbreviations "IRL" then you should do the world a favour and jump onto the nearest busy road.

I prefer a more elegant term.

McMurder yourself has a nice ring to it.

Quote from: Lord Starch on August 18, 2015, 12:06:29 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on August 18, 2015, 12:04:53 PM

I have never, in my 17 years of life, heard anyone say "Shaking my head" ever.

I've seen people shake there head, sure. But saying it?

It's basically on par with saying "taking an L" or "lacking".

Nobody says smh in real life.

Lacking or taking an L isn't Internet speak either so I don't know where you're trying to go with this.

Maybe it's a black thing, idk. But the first time I've seen smh was in a text and heard people saying it in real life. Also people could have just urban dictionaried the thing anyway. That's how you stay up.

Just
converse
like
normal
people
holy fuck

Quote from: e.e on August 18, 2015, 12:21:08 PM

Just
converse
like
normal
people
holy fuck

smh m8 idk tbh fam

ye brah dis how da shiz stay up brah

This thread needs Chronic in it.

This thread needs Chronic in it.

chill brah
 zen dude

smoke weed 420 peace

Quote from:  on August 17, 2015, 10:50:56 PM

Quote from: Lord Starch on August 17, 2015, 10:30:18 PM

You can tell a lot of people here don't get out much.

Now here's the interesting part.

Are you implying that "getting out" much is important so that we can educate ourselves on the current degradation of language that the younger generations seem so fond of?

Or are we merely discussing the black and white simplicity of "basement dwellers?"

Just because not everyone types in text walls like you do doesn't mean that using abbreviations is a degradation of language.

If you watch things like I do then you'd notice that the older generations don't use shortenings and abbreviations so much. They're still used, obviously. But not to the extent that it practically becomes cancer.

I overhear younger kids talking a fair bit. That shit is leeching into younger generations and their actual physical speech. No shit, I did a double take when one of them started using "lol" and "omg." And these aren't isolated incidents either.

So as a matter of fact, yes, it does. Because the older generation knows where to draw the line. Kids don't. And if you're watching the younger generations you'll notice that they're all sorts of fucked up.

To which I'd say, "degraded."