RE: 'Stereotype' thread - evolved.

Subject: RE: 'Stereotype' thread - evolved.
From: Emru Townsend <etownsen -at- Softimage -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 13:11:04 -0500

I didn't see the original "change" post, but I think I know what it was
about. I've had similar experiences with people under 40 not being able to
make change. (Note that I'm 31, and I've been observing this for about
eight years. Make of that what you will.)

Anyway...

> For all intents and purposes, this generation is the first generation
> that is learning to write online. Not having kids, I don't know if
> what I'm seeing is typical of the group, yet when they need to, are
> able to compose sentences with nouns, verbs, and periods, or if this
> is going to become the standard way of communicating once they get
> into the workforce. If the later, what is this TW field going to
> evolve into?
>
> I'd be interested to hear if this is an actual issue or if I'm just
> being "old", from any parents, teachers, or preferably, both, as to
> how the two types of writing are kept in their place.

I don't know if that's a problem. BBSes were quite active in Montreal in
the early/mid-1980s, which is when I hit the scene. Many of us were kids,
and many of us mangled the language in our posts every day. (I don't count
myself among them; I mainly frequented boards that encouraged good writing.)
I was in my early teens, and I knew quite a few language-manglers who were
younger. I still keep in touch with some of them on occasion; they seem to
have no problems with their writing at all. The only discernible effect
seems to be a tendency to use FunkyCaps(tm) for compound words, e.g.,
InterNet.

Just another anecdote. We'll see what happens next.

Emru Townsend, Information Developer | etownsen -at- softimage -dot- com
Softimage, Inc.
Personal page: http://purpleplanetmedia.com
Recent musings: http://www.montreal.com/tech/2000/10/17nap.html

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