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Proper speech 150 150 Nicole

A recent conversation with my mother regarding the use of [sic] following quoted material that uses less than perfect form has piqued my awareness of all the venues ripe for [sic]-ified language.  A Facebook correspondence initiated our musings, but a text-conversation I just had with my daughter was pure gold, and I had to reproduce it here:

me:  What up?!
Sam:  Im at din din wit mahh homiee gees dawg
me:  Where at g?
Sam:  We be eatin some food fo shizzle out at da patio.  After we go to der place to get mah shiz and den i be comin home.
me: Coo wit dat.  Peace out.
Sam:  Coo c u soon homie.  Peace out girl scout.
me:  The correspondence transmitted by the cellular device has been received by the matriarchal figure and approved thereof…yo
Sam:  haha ur a freak

Who says communicating with your teenager has to be labored or discordant?  Get out your phone, don’t use the uppercase command and forget spelling and punctuation, and communication is a breeze.  geez dawg

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  • This is AWESOME! 🙂

  • Now I know what I have been doing wrong: no more punctuation or capitalization for me. Thanks for a great laugh1

  • I just want to say this type of communication is sooooo freeing to me as I struggle with spelling and grammer. Maybe that's why kids love it cause it werks u no what i mean?? hahahaha nice job….keeping listening to your kids they will keep teaching you {:O)

  • I just want to say this type of communication is sooooo freeing to me as I struggle with spelling and grammer. Maybe that's why kids love it cause it werks u no what i mean?? hahahaha nice job….keeping listening to your kids they will keep teaching you {:O)

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Nicole

Nicole Oliver Snyder’s expertise lies in the areas of leadership, gender issues, and mindfulness practice as it affects both. Leadership, particularly in an urban setting, requires community-relations skills, and an ability to clearly convey justice issues as they relate to felt, spiritual ones. Dr. Snyder is author of Leading Together: Mindfulness and the Gender Neutral Zone, and specializes in teaching mindfulness leadership development, formative spirituality, counseling, and Old Testament theology (emphasis on justice issues). She has a diverse background in international community-relations work combined with volunteer work in multi-ethnic communities, and with local institutions. She is an ordained Clergy; holds a BS in Human Development and Family Studies, w/Education Certificate, an MA-Counseling, MDiv Equiv., holds a Doctor of Ministry and Advanced Certification in Formative Spiritual Direction, and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (CO, MI).

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