"It's easy to express horror and indignation at this writing style if you're not a part of the relevant social group, but that is a condescending position. What these teens are doing with language is fascinating and important. They are repurposing written words to express culture in the same way that people have always repurposed spoken words for slang. Because teens spend more time online, they are morphing written words for expressive communication. They are personalizing words."
danah boyd
O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
March 6, 2006
G/localization: When Global Information and Local Interaction Collide
O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
March 6, 2006
G/localization: When Global Information and Local Interaction Collide
...or so they say...
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