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Title: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: danny_galaga on July 15, 2007, 01:03:15 am

It's, like really, like strange to me that people would type in, like 'valley girl'. to me it's like, like a speech impediment. but people don't, like usually TYPE their speech impediments, do they?

For instance. I used to work with a guy who would say almost EVERYTHING twice. Sometimes even three times. He was a really nice guy but gee would that get on my nerves sometimes. But i'm pretty certain that if he were to write a letter, he wouldn't WRITE every sentence twice, would he? Or would he? Are there any experts here on speech impediments, especially, like 'valley girl' speak?
Title: Re: why do people type in 'valley girl'?
Post by: geomartin on July 15, 2007, 01:19:06 am
I haven't had much problem with the like "Valley Girl" speak.  Oh my god I have like totally had problems with most of my co-workers driving me crazy with incomplete sentences and multiple punctuation.  I am constantly barraged with:

Did you finish yet????  The GM wants to see you!!!!!!

I once sent a company wide email asking if our employer was paying bonuses for extra puncuation, and if so do exclamation points pay more than question marks?

This calmed it down for about a week.
Title: Re: why do people type in 'valley girl'?
Post by: danny_galaga on July 15, 2007, 01:37:03 am
  Oh my god I have like totally had problems with...

 ;D
Title: Re: why do people type in 'valley girl'?
Post by: RayB on July 16, 2007, 06:22:30 pm
You expect teenage girls to not type the way they speak? Their brains are MUSH. What do you expect?
Title: Re: why do people type in 'valley girl'?
Post by: hng on July 16, 2007, 07:11:03 pm
Quote from: danny_galaga
I used to work with a guy who would say almost EVERYTHING twice.

And then there was Jimmy Two Times, who got that nickname because he said everything twice, like:  "I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers."


I've kind of noticed what you're talking about. It isn't just Valley Girl, or speech impediments. It seems like people type out their verbal crutches. I guess they don't realize that just because they say it, doesn't mean it is necessary or proper.
Title: Re: why do people type in 'valley girl'?
Post by: danny_galaga on July 16, 2007, 08:10:22 pm
You expect teenage girls to not type the way they speak? Their brains are MUSH. What do you expect?


its cool that we have a few teenage girls on this forum. the more diverse a demographic the better  ;D
Title: Re: why do people type in 'valley girl'?
Post by: sez on July 16, 2007, 09:38:41 pm
You expect teenage girls to not type the way they speak? Their brains are MUSH. What do you expect?


Yeah, cause teenage guys would never type ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- like that.  Never ever.
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: RayB on July 16, 2007, 11:13:35 pm
gUyZ tYpE l33tsp33k YO!

Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: AtomSmasher on July 17, 2007, 02:47:55 am
I theenk iferyune-a here-a shuoold speek leeke-a zee Svedeesh.
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: Jouster on July 17, 2007, 09:14:10 am
Wwwwhat are youuuu guuuys talllllllking abouttttt?

Jouuuuuster
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: ChadTower on July 17, 2007, 09:18:56 am

I would assume teenage girls would be typing in cellphone speak...
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: shardian on July 17, 2007, 09:19:19 am
Would it be politically incorrect to ask my coworker if he studders when he types too? ;)
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: ChadTower on July 17, 2007, 09:19:54 am

Up until the third beer.
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: Chris G on July 17, 2007, 11:42:44 am
Dude, that's like totally rude fer sure.
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: danny_galaga on July 17, 2007, 12:24:09 pm

"You know me, Im like into like the clean stuff
Like pac-man and like, I dont know
Like my mother like makes me do the dishes
Its like so gross...
Like all the stuff like sticks to the plates
And its like, its like somebody elses food, yknow
Its like grody...
Grody to the max
Im sure
Its like really nauseating
Like barf out
Gag me with a spoon
Gross
I am sure
Totally..."

Okay, fine
Fer sure, fer sure
Shes a valley girl
And there is no cure (",)
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: (+_+) on July 17, 2007, 01:03:52 pm
It's like, become like, some form of like, epidemic.

I hear it all the time and it drives me crazy. I have actually had to move into the nest train cab because I end up rereading the same paragraph over and over again due to the liguistically challenged stupidity of it all. I base its overuse on people's limited vocabulary. I once heard one female college student use it so excessively that I almost lost it. I felt like jumping up and saying "LIKE, LIKE LIKE LIKE, LIKE, LIKE LIKE LIKE, LIKE" some some quacking, hysterical, mental case. That's how much it bugged me. But hey, that's just me.

Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: RayB on July 17, 2007, 01:51:52 pm
Would it be politically incorrect to ask my coworker if he studders when he types too? ;)
No because he would just say "you c-c-c-c-can't spell!"
 ;)
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: mccoy178 on July 17, 2007, 02:11:48 pm


And then there was Jimmy Two Times, who got that nickname because he said everything twice, like:  "I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers."
Great movie. :cheers:
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: AtomSmasher on July 17, 2007, 02:15:45 pm
Would it be politically incorrect to ask my coworker if he studders when he types too? ;)
No because he would just say "you c-c-c-c-can't spell!"
 ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmzxOh89vbQ    (*possibly not work safe* semi-bad language)
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: NightGod on July 17, 2007, 09:29:53 pm
/shrug

It's been a part of the vernacular for roughly two decades now...get over it, there's far worse things to be concerned with. If the overuse of the word "like" is a major cause for concern in your life, then you've got it pretty good.
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: Singapura on July 17, 2007, 09:46:41 pm
You should try the Malysian or Singapore forums lah. Liaoh bro, use many more Singlish, can? It took me quite a while to learn to read this. Some boards expressly forbid the use of local or non grammatical sentences.
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: danny_galaga on July 18, 2007, 03:42:26 am
/shrug

It's been a part of the vernacular for roughly two decades now...get over it, there's far worse things to be concerned with. If the overuse of the word "like" is a major cause for concern in your life, then you've got it pretty good.

yep. i guess i do (",) . singapura would know the other extreme. i think it's still illegal to chew gum in singapore  :o

"I may not agree with you saying 'like' with every second word, but i'll defend to the death vaccuous peoples right to annoy me with it"

-Victor Hugo, had he lived today.
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: Singapura on July 18, 2007, 05:09:27 am
It is indeed illegal to chew gum here. Once a month I do a "gum run" over the border to buy chewing gum in Malaysia. My wife is addicted to it  8)
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: NightGod on July 18, 2007, 05:21:14 am
What possible reason would there be for outlawing chewing gum? The only possible reason I can think of would be issues with people dropping the gum on the street and making a mess, but seems a bit extreme to actually outlaw it because of that-I'd assume the penalty for it would be about the same as littering?
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: Singapura on July 18, 2007, 05:25:36 am
Things are a bit more extreme here. What I can do in Amsterdam very legally will get me executed here  :police: On the other hand, there is virtually no crime even though there are almost no police officers on the streets.

Sorry, this is hi-jacking the thread, back to topic...
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: jbox on July 18, 2007, 05:35:21 am
One island...
4.5 million people...
99.9% Humidity...
No natural drinking water...
Welcome Ladies & Gentlemen to....

SURVIVOR SINGAPORE!!!!
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: danny_galaga on July 18, 2007, 07:17:57 am
What possible reason would there be for outlawing chewing gum? The only possible reason I can think of would be issues with people dropping the gum on the street and making a mess, but seems a bit extreme to actually outlaw it because of that-I'd assume the penalty for it would be about the same as littering?

thats about the size of it. lee quan yu (sorry about spelling) was probably a bit obsessive compulsive or something. the penalty is probably a public lashing. that seems to be a fav there (",)

hey! im hijacking my own thread...
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: Jouster on July 18, 2007, 09:00:51 am
Dang, I missed a thread jacking.

It's almost hard to argue though with a nearly 0% crime rate.

hmmm...maybe I should start pimp smacking people walking around in public here with gum?

Jouster
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: shardian on July 18, 2007, 09:02:18 am
So are cigarettes illegal too?
Title: Re: why do people type in like, 'valley girl' speak?
Post by: danny_galaga on July 18, 2007, 09:45:24 am
So are cigarettes illegal too?

cigarettes wont be, but throwing the butts on the ground could get you a lashing too. throwing anything on the ground gets you in trouble. sounds like an s & m dream really (",)