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Has anyone else noticed that our words of communication have not (yet?) changed to reflect the fact that we can only read each other's words on a screen? We still speak
(well, there I go, doing it) of 'speaking' to, 'hearing',
'listening' to, and even 'seeing' one another. We put that we "say" things.
I wonder if this language will change, culturally, as electronic communication becomes more commonplace? Although the development of voice and live-view capabilities may render such a change unnecessary before it even has a chance to evolve.
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I think one word whose meaning is changing is "chat". I'm guessing that my generation perceives it as smalltalk, while the younger generation percieves it as online discourse. Possibly the same content, but in different forums. Wouldn't be surprised if it's original meaning dries up down the road a bit.
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In my opinion, once the bandwidth problem has resolved itself we will be recording video with sound and posting that. At that point, linguistic changes probably become a moot issue. Of course, other problems will then rear their ugly heads, but still ...
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I tend to agree with you SD. I rarely describe what we do here as chatting since, in my mind, chat is defined as small talk of no consequence.
Oddly, I tend to use the word talk, as in "I was talking to Doug about definitions" which is using the word talk incorrectly but feels better.
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>Has anyone else noticed that our words of communication have not (yet?) changed
I think that these words are slow to change.
My father is blind yet still goes to see a friend and watches television.
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Jackie goes: Has anyone else noticed that our words of communication have not (yet?)
Ted goes: I mean like you know....
This goes crap is another one of my REAL pet peeves. When I hear these people using this phrase I want to ask them if they would please just go in the damned bathroom!
I don't now where it arose but it is below abominable.
(close rant)
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TEd did whine volubly: Jackie goes: Has anyone else noticed that our words of communication have not (yet?)
Ted goes: I mean like you know....
This goes crap is another one of my REAL pet peeves. There was an Australian comedy sketch show many years ago called The Comedy Company. One of it's most successful creations was a gum-chewing schoolgirl called Kylie whose entire vocabulary seemed to consist of "she goes." You would have loved her! 
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Duh! As if! Hello?
NB This was in response to Antipodean nostalgia alert, q.v.
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you guys are, like, totally out of it -- this is Valley Girl speak.
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tsuwm interjected with: you guys are, like, totally out of it -- this is Valley Girl speak.Sorry, tsuwm, but you will notice that I did not say that the Australian comic mentioned created the speech pattern, merely that she did very well at parodying it. I hope that I haven't impugned the merits of your Sweet Valley High collection [just kidding icon], but when it comes to appreciating, Kylie, Con, and the rest of the Comedy Company gang, well, like, yuz just had to be there, eh, you know?
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