I just saw a Youtube video of Radioactive Sago Project frontman, Lourd de Veyra, discussing the progression of language; where he criticizes the use of the phrase "epic fail" towards the end. Being an advocate of netspeak, and evolution in general, I felt the need to write.
He argues that the word "fail" is a verb, and "failure," its noun form. For now, sure. But let's consider the fact that not too long ago, access, invite, and read, were just that... Verbs. After many years of rolling my eyes, I've finally come to terms with the reality that the word "text" has suffered the opposite fate, where it's now more frequently used as an action word.
His second argument was the use of the word "epic," referring to the Bible, and Homer's Illiad among others. I find it ironic how it seems like he only considered the meaning of the noun, and left out the adjective's definition: heroic; majestic; impressively great.
I think that's the frustratingly amazing thing about any language. It will not sit still. Factors like technology, culture, and people will continue to influence it everyday. It will change. It will grow. It will evolve. And that's just made of win, lawl, and awesome.
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