Bare Vexed
Even with her insulting attitude, I tend to agree with Isabelle Kerr’s argument. However the I don’t agree with the way that she express her point. For example when she describes the future of the English language she uses the word ‘bleak’ and ‘pointless’.
I agree with her, when she says that ‘these words simply promulgate an unhealthy culture obsessed with being seen in the right places and knowing who’s doing what’. This is in fact true, this can be seen throughout this younger generation’s behaviour, such as constantly uploading pictures of where they’ve been, what they’re doing and even of what they’re eating on to social websites and social networking platforms.
However, unlike Isabelle Kerr, I can say ‘As a member of the younger generation’ as I am actually part of this ‘younger generation’ and not clinging to it, like Isabelle’.
I believe that the use of these words in the real world can sometimes be a little over the top, leading to other people not understanding or for other people to think that this use of language is for ‘stupid’ people. However when online or texting, language such as yolo, or lol should be and is deemed acceptable. This is because it’s simply easier and quicker to say/type, as this kind of language has been created through the evolution of English language and the release of new technology and software which allow us to communicate more through text.
However the migration of these words and phrases from the electronical texting to the real world is where the problem begins.
Isabelle Kerr is also getting confused (which could in fact be an indicator of her old age) by the way that the current language is being used, for example ‘twerk’ & ‘twerking’ was in fact used before this huge publicity about Miley Cyrus’s twerk at the MTV video music awards. Before it was used in this sexualy provocative manor it was used to describe a repetitive movement in the hip hop culture, which in fact was quite some time before Miley Cyrus’s interpretation. ‘Twerking’ as a word, fell out of use, and has been brought back into use by our youth culture to mean a more sexualised version of what the original word meant.
As well as this Isabelle Kerr seems to clinging on to the idea that she is still part of this ‘younger generation’, she calls it ‘my younger generation’ and she also states that ‘ As a member of the younger generation, partly responsible for these linguistic climities, I can only apologise’ . All of this make me believe that, she has some how still classing herself as this youth group. Even though she has unfortunately already left it, taking all of this into consideration I believe that she is now complaining about the language because she has now left that social group and is simply just not part of it. Resulting in her feeling, left out and angry/annoyed, all of this anger is then directed to the language which she is now not using and apart of.
During Isabelle Kerr’s article, she talks about how ‘Shakespeare will be turning in his grave’ by the use of such bad language, however Shakespeare was in fact creating and using slang in his plays and even in his everyday life, examples of these words consist of ‘addiction’, ‘uncomfortable’ and even ’swagger’ which is used today by the majority of the youth generation.
However, unlike Isabelle Kerr I believe that people should decide what kind of language they would like to use. People should be able to speak however they want. As well as this I believe that the reason that MY generation is using this type of language is because they have been brought up to believe that this is how they think they should be conversing. However this subject has received a lot of publicity because it has become more socially acceptable. Let me explain; socially, it becomes more acceptable as more people use it. However, as more people use it, eventually this provokes huge responses like this one by the people who have yet not accepted it such as Isabelle Kerr. Who is very against this evolutional change of language.
Although more people are now using this type of language because they have been brought up in communities and social groups where it is necessary to talk in such a way, or they wouldn’t be socially accepted.
So in my opinion, modern slang can be full of richness. However whether it’s acceptable all depends on who uses it and how it is being used.

Writing: 33/40
Reading: 7/10