Tuesday, September 9, 2008

What we have here is a failure to communicate

I am aware that not everyone in SL speaks English as a first (or second, or third) language. With that being said, there's no excuse for poor grammar if one is going to type.

[10:36] l33t Lolcat: hi hows u
[10:37] Amanda Amaterasu: I'm fine, thank you, how are you?
[10:37] l33t Lolcat: not 2bad thanxs looking sexy there
[10:37] Amanda Amaterasu: Thanks
[10:37] l33t Lolcat: wot u up2
[10:38] Amanda Amaterasu: I'm sorry, what did you ask me?
[10:38] l33t Lolcat: wot u doing
[10:38] Amanda Amaterasu: Sorry? What does "wot u" mean?
[10:38] l33t Lolcat: as in wot u doing here
[10:39] Amanda Amaterasu: I still don't understand you
[10:39] Amanda Amaterasu: What does "wot" mean?
[10:39] Amanda Amaterasu: I've never seen that word
[10:39] l33t Lolcat: it means like u here 4 fun and things like that
[10:40] Amanda Amaterasu: Wait
[10:40] Amanda Amaterasu: When you typed "wot u up2"
[10:40] Amanda Amaterasu: Did you mean "What are you up to?"
[10:40] l33t Lolcat: yup
[10:40] Amanda Amaterasu: So why didn't you just type it properly?
[10:40] Amanda Amaterasu: Not everyone understands chat speak
[10:40] Amanda Amaterasu: But everyone understands proper spelling and grammar
[10:41] l33t Lolcat: kk soz
[10:41] Amanda Amaterasu: I didn't understand that
[10:41] Amanda Amaterasu: Please understand that I'm older than 29
[10:41] l33t Lolcat: ok sorry
[10:41] Amanda Amaterasu: So I'm not exactly down with the lingo
[10:41] Amanda Amaterasu: If you don't type properly, I'm going to have to ask you to translate again
[10:41] Amanda Amaterasu laughs
[10:42] l33t Lolcat: ok what you up to
[10:42] Amanda Amaterasu: Not much, just hanging out
[10:43] l33t Lolcat: ok

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