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Did you see the editorial by Gene Weingarten,
Syndicated Columnist, in the Sun, Aug 10, Chronicle?
It's hilarious. The sad thing is
some of it might actually work out
if one were desperate enough.
I wonder if he made the list up or
heard these ideas from real people.
And another thing, I'm continually astounded
at the slang words we now see in print, even as headlines, that used to be considered trash English,
not polite enough for print or everyday use.
This is degrading...
It doesn't teach our children anything useful.
Hmmm...I wonder if teachers even have Jr High kids
read the local papers anymore?
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posted on Sun, Aug 10, 2008 08:31 PM
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Junior high kids read the local paper? haha byDetector Man4 months ago (1 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
I'd like to know of one junior high kid that actually reads a physical newspaper. The only people that read an actual "newspaper" are people over 50. It's a digital world and everything and more is online. The chronicle is online, yet even their PDF style format is clunky and hard to navigate. As far as slang goes it's a part of our culture now, such as LMAO, LOL, OMG, and my favorite WTF. It's a Generation X and Y society now, not the baby boomer era style environment that you might be used to.
RE: Junior high kids read the local paper? haha bymitchelmauschen4 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse)
I read a physical newspaper...I've subscribed to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle for the past 2.5 years, get it daily...and I'm 31...
RE: Junior high kids read the local paper? haha bydanie0064 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse)
My 11 year old reads the paper everyday while he eats breakfast.
Text Messages bycwrite4 months ago (1 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
Just like the spoken word,
the written word can be corrupted.
Alot of Txt Mess abrevs are not
bathroom language. Some are.
Seeing them in print, full-length
is disgusting no matter your age.
I'm sorry Jr High kids get their news only
from their friends.
It will increase their ignorance
about the larger world.
Then, when they are grown,
who will "run the country?"
Americans are already having a hard
time catching up their education system
to compete in a "global economy."