Week 11, Question 2

I have no idea what that website I just read was, but it was disheartening to read some of the posts and see the way some individuals type out an opinion/statement.  All this slang and shortening of words that has become acceptable in written language is only dumbing us all down and teaching the younger generation how not to be educated and in depth writers/speakers (and spellers).  Now, onto the topic :), considering I really took nothing away from the website link (as I was to irritated by all the slang, misspellings, and name calling), I will go from what I read in the text.  To me, when presenting a speech, one needs to be very conscious of the language they are using.  The book when into some extensive examples in the table on page 195, which is honestly probably a little deeper that I would go in real life, but they were great examples that really got my mind thinking.  I realize that when some people use certain culturally and socially accepted words, they use them in a means to be funny and non offensive, but from a professional stand point, this should be avoided when giving a speech.  Funny or not, I do not think it would ever be a good idea to use, what could possibly be portrayed as offensive, language or slang words.  I am sure there is another way the speaker could incorporate the same information in a professional manner.  I realize the severity of this will very with different audiences, but I would gather to say that, as a speaker, I would always want to prepare on the side of caution.