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Language analysis
« on: October 28, 2010, 01:54:37 pm »
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Has anybody been afflicted by the "affluenza epidemic"?
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2010, 01:59:09 pm »
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What the fuck is affluenza epidemic?
I said it was a play on words... saying that being affluent is spreading and that it carries negative connotations? haha shit
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2010, 02:00:19 pm »
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didnt even discuss that lol :/

i talked about the dinosaurs though lol
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2010, 02:01:38 pm »
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I skipped over that =/
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2010, 02:02:08 pm »
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its the constant need for money
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2010, 02:02:16 pm »
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Affluenza = Affluence + Influenza

I said it was indicative of the symptomatic culture of extreme wealth and greed, poisoning the environment. And then a whole spiel on how this instills a sense of 'collective guilt' in the listeners. . . . ya
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2010, 02:08:42 pm »
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Quote from: Chavi on October 28, 2010, 02:02:16 pm
Affluenza = Affluence + Influenza

I said it was indicative of the symptomatic culture of extreme wealth and greed, poisoning the environment. And then a whole spiel on how this instills a sense of 'collective guilt' in the listeners. . . . ya

That's what it was?? I thought Lee was just a retard who couldn't spell :(
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2010, 02:09:44 pm »
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Quote from: 8039 on October 28, 2010, 02:08:42 pm
Quote from: Chavi on October 28, 2010, 02:02:16 pm
Affluenza = Affluence + Influenza

I said it was indicative of the symptomatic culture of extreme wealth and greed, poisoning the environment. And then a whole spiel on how this instills a sense of 'collective guilt' in the listeners. . . . ya

That's what it was?? I thought Lee was just a retard who couldn't spell :(
Or perhaps it was a misquoted transcript of his speech. . .  hahaha
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 02:21:14 pm »
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Is that a pun? I sure hope so cos I called it a pun in my essay :S
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2010, 02:27:03 pm »
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it doesnt really matter on what techniques everyone picked up on, its how you explained it so just chillax
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2010, 02:29:20 pm »
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Quote from: Studyinghard on October 28, 2010, 02:27:03 pm
it doesnt really matter on what techniques everyone picked up on, its how you explained it so just chillax
Chillax = Chill + relax. The author uses a calming technique to assuage the forum to clam the **** down.
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2010, 02:29:25 pm »
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LOL I looked for it in my dictionary and couldn't find the word :(
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2010, 02:34:31 pm »
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Quote from: akira88 on October 28, 2010, 02:29:25 pm
LOL I looked for it in my dictionary and couldn't find the word :(

same :(
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2010, 02:40:30 pm »
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It's a portmanteau of affluence (abundance or wealth) and influenza (A disease - the flu). I haven't seen the actually text yet, but I'm guessing the speaker is talking about an obsession with wealth?
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Re: Language analysis
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2010, 02:42:09 pm »
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affluenza is an economics term. its when one's unending quest for material goods/services affect him detrimentally (in a nutshell).
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