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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If it's an language/literature class, maybe it would make sense to ban slang

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ban using slang in writing makes sense, but controlling how students can speak is just ridiculous.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I agree. Thinking more about it, if you look at the board it shows hand written, a typo count. Which may indicate it is a typing class. Thereby they would be possibly teaching professional typing for a work environment.

So telling users not to talk about pop culture, use slang, emojis, and memes would make sense in that environment.

I personally prefer to use some, but knowing how not to and "knowing your audience" would depict when it is or is not appropriate. So teaching students to say type a professional email/cover letter/resume/response would make sense to ban such. 🤷 <Devils advocate I suppose. Sorry, been a rough week

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

how does it make sense to ban slang in language/literature class???
that's like banning research papers in physics class, wtf