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Title: lol
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-11-01 03:59:36

Ladies and gentlemen, some great British journalism :-D

(http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/8370/1257048014236.th.jpg) (http://img519.imageshack.us/i/1257048014236.jpg/)

There's a reward of over $9000* for anyone who can get some teenagers to actually say all of these words. :lol:

I'm familiar with chillax, dis, lush, noob, pwnage and uber, and I'm pretty sure that "gel" meaning "connect with" has been used in everyday speech for many years, but I've never heard of most of these words. It seems that the journalists and the "experts" (lol) have absolutely no idea of the context in which "noob" and "pwnage" are used either (which is no surprise, seeing as commentators on youth speech usually don't have any concept of context or register, as is evident from their belief that SMS language and internet slang are the same thing). Either that, or some idiots are using Internet slang IRL (that kind of thing makes me facepalm every time I hear it).

*Zimbabwean

Title: Re: lol
Post by: Landarma on 2009-11-01 08:39:37

Erh....... In the eyes of foreigner, I never knew these words are used like that.  I'm not familiar with most of such slangs(including current internet slang terms).

Title: Re: lol
Post by: Timu Sumisu on 2009-11-01 23:57:07

I must admit, i know a great many people who do use net slang IRL, including myself from time to time.


for teh lulz

Title: Re: lol
Post by: ChaosControl on 2009-11-02 13:02:38

Yeah, me too, also when with friends. With some of them its all "n00b loll0r" etc..

Title: Re: lol
Post by: Opine on 2009-11-02 22:55:14

Soon these will be the norm:

(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8162/12070327332eb4a625d4.jpg)

Title: Re: lol
Post by: ChaosControl on 2009-11-02 23:09:33

xD

Title: Re: lol
Post by: Timu Sumisu on 2009-11-02 23:10:47

@ opine

that is win

Title: Re: lol
Post by: drfeelgud88 on 2009-11-03 00:36:14

That's some hair shampoo you got there!!  :lol:

Title: Re: lol
Post by: lyada on 2009-11-03 04:39:42

I like the directions part.