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Apologies if this seems like an inappropriate fork, but the author uses a convention in the introductory paragraph that I find jarring, at best, and I wonder if
by slipperyp 12y ago
Apologies if this seems like an inappropriate fork, but the author uses a convention in the introductory paragraph that I find jarring, at best, and I wonder if anyone knows what it's called? It's this (emphasis added):
"...You're not wrong (though not entirely right, because descriptivist linguistics): An intuitive code governs..."
Is there a name for this? It feels, to me, like an "abbrev" or something, where the speaker wants to either convey cleverness or assume common understanding with the audience. Maybe it could be called a "redditism" - that's where I think I normally see the form. Does it have a name? Just curious...
- allochthon 12y agoThis is a recent usage, or even meme -- "because science," etc. She's no doubt using "because" ironically. See: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/english-has-a-new-preposition-because-internet/281601/ http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/englis...
- slipperyp 12y agoMany thanks - that's exactly the discussion I was looking for :)
- bobbles 12y agohttp://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/english-has-a-new-preposition-because-internet/281601/ http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/englis...
- ineedtosleep 12y agoI would take a guess that it is type of Ellipsis[1] -- more specifically, Answer ellipsis[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis_%28linguistics%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis_%28linguistics%29 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answer_ellipsis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answer_ellipsis EDIT: Keep in mind, I was writing this response before links to the Atlantic were posted (which I haven't read yet).
- jamt9000 12y agoThe "because" is a link to an article mentioning the phenomenon.