We as people, have created language, honed it, built upon it, and rely on it for our existence.
There is no other method of communication that we have.
But today, I see a certain amount of de-evolution in our language, spitting from our mouths and tripping from our fingers. Individual words and monosyllabic expulsions used to describe entire sequences of actions and events.
Fail
Awkward
These are the for runners in the degradation of language and communication.
Why even speak if you're not going to string together a series of descriptive words to form a sentence in order to adequately express your opinion of a situation or occurrence. In my opinion blunt single word, popular catch phrases deter thought and open the door to ignorance. It cripples conversation and permits all those who use them to hide behind blanket statements. It's inarticulate and tantamount to hitting to express emotion and opinion.
This is what happens to my friends when they use these words. They get hit with punches.
If your going to cavemanicaly grunt an opinion without further explanation or any indication of intellectuality for this opinion you're going to get struck with fists.....one to several times. Because if we're going to tear down the keystone cognitive communication that's supported thousands of years of intellectual progression, the once cumulative reason for our entire existence, the reason we call ourselves humans, I want to get some exercise while doing it.
This is true. As a friend of this dude, I can attest to the fact that people do get hit with punches for using such words as, fail and awkward. I think it helps them to think about what they actually want to say.
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