Much has been hyped
about the trend of Internet English. Lobbyists have called it a linguistic phenomenon,
a boon to the linguistically underprivileged.
The ostensible rationale behind it is that it’s a godsend for promoting the language globally. In truth, those who intend to learn or at least have the know-how of English (or any language for that matter) would do so — with the same or greater effect — even without the aid of Internet English; novices did so for centuries. And for those who grew up speaking English, how could fine-tuning it be such a dreadfully arduous task? I was under the impression that only maths and science were considered difficult.
Everything doesn’t
either “suck” or “rock”. A broader
vocabulary isn’t detrimental to one’s knowledge. In the words of an eminent
intellectual: “The day we stop learning, we stop living.” How can a blinkered,
Philistine outlook boost a yuppie society’s intellectual capacity?
The Internet acronyms have become a part of our day-to-day correspondences. There is nothing revolutionary about it. Their usage doesn’t mandate departure from eloquence and propriety. It’s not Shiv Sena’s hidebound fundamentalist world, which has no room for coexistence. Contrary to the harbingers of lifestyle gurus, the so-called revolution will not render Charles Dickens’ literature incomprehensible after a couple of decades.
The lobbies proffer theories that ascribe attention deficiency to intellectual superiority and long attention span to slow wit. No wonder why an advertisement touts impatience a virtue, the reason behind momentous discoveries.
The Internet acronyms have become a part of our day-to-day correspondences. There is nothing revolutionary about it. Their usage doesn’t mandate departure from eloquence and propriety. It’s not Shiv Sena’s hidebound fundamentalist world, which has no room for coexistence. Contrary to the harbingers of lifestyle gurus, the so-called revolution will not render Charles Dickens’ literature incomprehensible after a couple of decades.
The lobbies proffer theories that ascribe attention deficiency to intellectual superiority and long attention span to slow wit. No wonder why an advertisement touts impatience a virtue, the reason behind momentous discoveries.
The betoken
revolution of Internet English is just a pseudo-intellectual propaganda by
media and corporations to sell mediocrity and keep masses receptive to their
inculcations. Ultimately, it’s easy to excrete
mediocrity and sell it for great profits.
The ostensible rationale behind it is that it’s a godsend for promoting the language globally. In truth, those who intend to learn or at least have the know-how of English (or any language for that matter) would do so — with the same or greater effect — even without the aid of Internet English; novices did so for centuries. And for those who grew up speaking English, how could fine-tuning it be such a dreadfully arduous task? I was under the impression that only maths and science were considered difficult.
2 comments
Please could you write this in internet English since Some bits went over my head ?
thnx 4 da rockin comnt.
vel, i cud tri bt nt sur if if itz intrnt eng, bt ppl call it so. it rox.
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