Cats, lolcats and language
Jocelyn claims she has no need of anyone at home but her cat.
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Just you and the cat?
Jocelyn: Company.
Company, yes. But conversation?
Jocelyn: He talks.
He talks, yes. Meow. Talking to a cat is, is, is like…
Jocelyn: A lot passes between us.
Maybe a lot of affective stuff.
Jocelyn: Doesn’t have to be human sounds and words. Lot of those lolcats have no grammar to speak of.
I’m not talking about human sounds and words. Nice to have a cat around. Great, even. But just answer me this, how can a cat polish your conversation skills? Meow. Hungry, are we?
Nice pussy.
Cookie? Sound of munching in reply, perhaps?
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Labels: academic language, cats, lolcats
posted by Barry Natusch @ 11:01 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
No grammar? Oh come on, please. Lolspeak is a dynamic, quickly-evolving, and highly relevant new language in the world today.
Pleaze to hav peroozle at on-lyne diskshunar..dishkunar...dinkshun...book wit wurd eksplanayshuns:
http://speaklolspeak.com/?t=anon
And teh Bybel (is teh holi wurd of ceiling cat):
http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Bybel? New Zild speak for Babel? Let them all speak in tongues and the Lord will fling a recession on the land thus bringing all tower construction to a halt.
The Lord will then create a new financial system with an improved Basel III prudential framework and international financial governance.
Amen.
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