Kawaii Headdesk

kaichi commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

Here's another one I saw just a few days ago: "lool." I assume it's an elongated form of "lol," but I'm not really sure.

January 16, 2007

uselessness commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

Oh GOSH. Can I be the only one who hates this stuff?

January 16, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

No, you're not the only one who hates it. Though I have to admit, some of these are kind of neat in an in-joke sort of way. Not too many though.

February 16, 2007

reesetee commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

I was reading a Washington Post article the other day about how these...um...creations are creeping into essays and other writing assignments. Not surprising, of course--but the point of the article was that even if teachers are willing to let them slide (and few are), they can't understand the damn things because most are old enough to have avoided this particular boil on the face of the English language.

February 17, 2007

uselessness commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

Ew. One of many reasons I, despite loving language, decided not to teach it.

February 17, 2007

notanotherjazzpoet commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

Some of us do understand it but still loathe it. I take the harsh route, and fail any paper containing net speak. No questions. No revisions. Just an F. I do warn them, of course.

I've not seen a u in place of you yet.

February 26, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

I've seen them used in a few papers. If I were teaching college level students back home, I would do the same najp.

February 26, 2007

reesetee commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

I haven't taught in ages, but I suspect I'd do the same. Thank heavens I haven't seen any manuscripts containing netspeak...yet.

February 26, 2007

tribblewing commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

Actually, it's kthnxbai, not 'bye'. I actually love these words; they're meant to be used facetiously, as a particularly ironic stylistic effect. Some of these belong on a l33t/1337 list.

July 20, 2007

uselessness commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

I've never seen it that way before, I guess it's a newer form that plays on the lolcats meme, like o hai.

July 20, 2007

whichbe commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

giyf

May 6, 2008

madmouth commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

preggers is from way back.

this list makes me feel so guilty.

April 14, 2009

john commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

U, can't believe I missed this list first time around. I have a love-hate (ok, mostly hate) relationship with the words on it, but I love the list itself. And I really appreciate you putting into words, in the description, the inchoate discomfort this kind of language makes me feel, and your recognition that these are all of a piece. They're not just words, they epitomize a syndrome. I can live with rancor and bad spelling, but the cutesy superiority complex part is nauseating.

June 18, 2009

jfk commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

I don't know. The description of the list might pose a more convincing argument if the list itself had more face validity. C'mon, entries like: that's hot, i heart, hella, uber, hubby, pics, teehee, hottie, bf, gf, first post? A subculture clearly spawned in hell. Also, the lister's use of smiley faces, lol's, and terms such as "newbies" in his own posts makes him seem a less credible critic.

June 19, 2009

marky commented on the list kawaii-headdesk

cool list!

July 11, 2011