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In a bizarre little piece in the SMH, an author learns to appreciate everyday language by performing a literary examination of a friend’s offhand comment. And here I thought a literary examination would destroy anyone’s enjoyment of anything.
A FRIEND of mind is in a coffee shop, from where he sends me an email via his BlackBerry. It starts thus: “I’m out supposedly walking and have slipped into a coffee shop to overeat.”
Granted this fellow has a way with words but even so, in just this two-clause sentence, I’m refreshingly reminded of the richness of language.
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July 1st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I’d like to have that friend. All the messages I get are like “u drinkin 2nit” or “yo foo c m”.
Then again, my friend neither walk nor frequent coffee shops.
*sigh*
July 1st, 2008 at 7:52 pm
What the heck does “yo foo c m” mean?
July 1st, 2008 at 7:56 pm
That’s uneducated and lazy for: “Yo, fool. See me!”.
Or what normal people would refer to as “get in touch with me, please” or “come on over, friend”.