faclan eadar-lìn
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 6:11 pm
Hi
So recently I was discussing my Gaelic with some of my friends, and one of the things that came up was terms and translations for internet slang in Gaelic. I'm sure this is showing my youth, but I'm referring to things like "lol" "shipping" (from relationship, to wish two people to start dating or end up together) "ermagherd" "derp" "right in the feels" "cool story bro" etc. Words that are part of an emerging and constantly evolving lexicon of internet slang terms and expressions. I was wondering if anyone knew if Gaelic speaking youth had made any attempts to create Gaelic interpretations of some of these terms/ideas, or if it would be better if I just made up some of my own?
A silly question I know Some people might not take this very seriously, and that's fair. Internet humor is about as far from serious as it gets, but I feel that with the advent of the internet, things like that are becoming more and more common and a living language needs to be able to adapt. Let me know what you guys think!
So recently I was discussing my Gaelic with some of my friends, and one of the things that came up was terms and translations for internet slang in Gaelic. I'm sure this is showing my youth, but I'm referring to things like "lol" "shipping" (from relationship, to wish two people to start dating or end up together) "ermagherd" "derp" "right in the feels" "cool story bro" etc. Words that are part of an emerging and constantly evolving lexicon of internet slang terms and expressions. I was wondering if anyone knew if Gaelic speaking youth had made any attempts to create Gaelic interpretations of some of these terms/ideas, or if it would be better if I just made up some of my own?
A silly question I know Some people might not take this very seriously, and that's fair. Internet humor is about as far from serious as it gets, but I feel that with the advent of the internet, things like that are becoming more and more common and a living language needs to be able to adapt. Let me know what you guys think!