I love youth slang right now! It is so creative and playful. And it seems to move so fast across groups and cultures because of social media. This article barely scratches the surface of it. Definitely worth looking at it from an asset-based perspective!
Liz On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 6:25 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I finally get a chance, after grandkids left, to start to read > this…and gave up. > I will continue to speak the English I learned at my (English.Prof) > mother’s knee, and will continue to type poorly that should not be seen s > reflection of my mother’s schooling. > > If the kids don’t understand me and I don’t understand them, I suspect we > will both survive. > They will get fed and clothed and housed. > They will miss my scintillating conversation and/or commentary on the ways > of the world, but not really miss it. > > So be it. > > > > > > On Jun 25, 2024, at 7:00 AM, Rob Stringer <urbanviney...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > For those with kids or grand kids, this article from the NYT is > illuminating, even if just a little bit. > > Rob Stringer (dad of two boys). > > <25marche-facebookJumbo.jpg> > > Opinion | I Am Cringe. The World Is Sus. But My Teenager’s Slang Is Based. > (Gift Article) > <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/opinion/gen-z-slang-language.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U0._SUe.ZcjNYGgKPkUF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare> > nytimes.com > <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/opinion/gen-z-slang-language.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U0._SUe.ZcjNYGgKPkUF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare> > > <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/opinion/gen-z-slang-language.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U0._SUe.ZcjNYGgKPkUF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare> > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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