Like roll back a hundred - ish years and all English news was jolly gee and phony transatlantic accent. Even when the news itself was serious, the style sounds goofy today.
Culture shifts, but that change isn’t inherently a bad thing. Why is this style bad*?
Yes, because it’s not only a different way to phrase things but a way to change how the reader sees things. It also blows things out of proportion which again is a tool to influence the readers opinion. Media has become more manipulative and that has nothing to do with culture.
So your point is that the language is changing, and “slams” (and such) now means any public commentary?
Yes, I can see that. My problem is that it’s vague.
Random person politely disagrees? Slams. Shouting match on the Congress floor? Slams.
Some celebrity writes a book about an unrelated topic and just wants to get views? Slams.
Its overuse has made it meaningless.
I should write a plugin that changes “slams” to “comments on”. That’d make everyone happy again.
Idk, bad things? Is it really?
Like roll back a hundred - ish years and all English news was jolly gee and phony transatlantic accent. Even when the news itself was serious, the style sounds goofy today.
Culture shifts, but that change isn’t inherently a bad thing. Why is this style bad*?
Yes, because it’s not only a different way to phrase things but a way to change how the reader sees things. It also blows things out of proportion which again is a tool to influence the readers opinion. Media has become more manipulative and that has nothing to do with culture.
So your point is that the language is changing, and “slams” (and such) now means any public commentary?
Yes, I can see that. My problem is that it’s vague.
Random person politely disagrees? Slams. Shouting match on the Congress floor? Slams. Some celebrity writes a book about an unrelated topic and just wants to get views? Slams.
Its overuse has made it meaningless.
I should write a plugin that changes “slams” to “comments on”. That’d make everyone happy again.