I find the numerous dialects of online English to be a fascinating topic that isn’t often considered.
Thank you for bringing this up, it’s an interesting read!
I liked Reddit possibly because my natural online dialect leans more formal, though I also understand Tumblr dialect and use it if I see the majority of others doing it.
On one hand I agree with not policing online dialects, but on another I’m thinking about common-sense consensus and the value of people speaking in an agreed-upon way to avoid misinterpretation and friction. Using emojis was never against the rules on Reddit even if people downvoted it a lot and discouraged it because they did not like it. Typing Like This All The Time Is Also Extremely Annoying, And At Least On Reddit Most People Would Agree With Me, Although It Could Be My Own Personal Biases And Judgment Towards Others Who Don’t Speak Like Me Weaseling Its Way In. If enouGh of a coMmUnity deCides they doN ‘t. Like a CertaiN way of tyPing yoU end up with a rule enforced by practice if not by the actual rules, and by then why not make it ironclad in the actual rules so long as you allow for people learning the English language?
Thank you for bringing this up, it’s an interesting read!
I liked Reddit possibly because my natural online dialect leans more formal, though I also understand Tumblr dialect and use it if I see the majority of others doing it.
On one hand I agree with not policing online dialects, but on another I’m thinking about common-sense consensus and the value of people speaking in an agreed-upon way to avoid misinterpretation and friction. Using emojis was never against the rules on Reddit even if people downvoted it a lot and discouraged it because they did not like it. Typing Like This All The Time Is Also Extremely Annoying, And At Least On Reddit Most People Would Agree With Me, Although It Could Be My Own Personal Biases And Judgment Towards Others Who Don’t Speak Like Me Weaseling Its Way In. If enouGh of a coMmUnity deCides they doN ‘t. Like a CertaiN way of tyPing yoU end up with a rule enforced by practice if not by the actual rules, and by then why not make it ironclad in the actual rules so long as you allow for people learning the English language?