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Re: Geek Speak?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 13 Nov 2002 20:20:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
> > I tend to be very aware of linguistic quirks, such the overuse of the word
> > "literally" (ie, it's literally raining cats and dogs out there) or the
> > whole implied/inferred conflation. In my more uptight past I used to get
> > annoyed by some of these, but then I got my head out of my #ss and realized
> > it's not actually that big a deal except in formal communication, and often
> > not even then.
> >
> > But a few turns of phrase still strike me as particularly odd. When I
> > worked at a hobby store some years ago, I frequently heard hardcore game
> > geeks use phrases such as "me like!" to describe a favorite item,
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> Perhaps it originates from irc chats where typing "/me like!" would display
> "<name> like!"? That would be my guess. Either that or they just don't want
> to grow up, and use so-called "baby-talk." ;)
I strongly suspect something of the sort. I sometimes use ":" for much the
same purpose (: grins, : needs coffee, that sort of thing), which is lifted
straight from my MUSHing days.
James
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| (...) Perhaps it originates from irc chats where typing "/me like!" would display "<name> like!"? That would be my guess. Either that or they just don't want to grow up, and use so-called "baby-talk." ;) Jeff "Jeff slaps Dave! around a bit with a (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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