Omigawd! I am, like, SUCH a geek!

[conuly]

I have a midterm for my sociolinguistics class that I'm working on right now, and one of the questions is asking me to note which linguistic variables might be usefully investigated where I am. I was about to go "well, shit, *I* don't know!" when I realized that the internet has linguistic variables too! Big, hulking, obvious ones once you know what you're looking for. Heck, I can tell you what subgroups a person belongs to just by studying their smileys! Well, not quite. But it's true, smileys go in different groups. Somebody who goes is not going to also go ^_^;;. Never gonna happen. Or hardly ever, anyway :)

So I start typing this up, and it's supposed to be half a page, and before I know it I have three times that much and I haven't even gotten to l337 yet!

I have got to get a life. This is embarassing. How am I going to explain this to my professor? "Oh, I meant to do it properly, but, see, I haven't been in the real world since summer of 2002!" Riiiiiight.

On the other hand, it sure is fascinating. I need to save this question and expand it, see if I can do a special project on it, because I need to get a grade for this somehow.

Comments

you know

[scottrossi.livejournal.com]

you know, your excellency, i wanted to tell you how much i have enjoyed your livejournal since you revealed yourself in the add me community. you always ask thoughtful questions and yet are funny and how you include us in your debates. its nice, thanks!

Re: you know

[conuly]

*blushes*

Well. I include people in debates only until 1. I think they're winning 2. I worry I'm about to lose a friend (even though I'm right or 3. I get bored. When one of those three things happen, I go away.

So I'm not perfect. Just thought people should know.

Re: you know

[conuly]

Add a close parens after right, thanks.

Re: you know

[scottrossi.livejournal.com]

well fine, you may not be perfect, but you are fucking awesome! lol