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Video Game Language Contaminating the Real World

Video gaming is a huge industry and it continues to grow. Its main audience is deeply rooted in teenagers, who are pretty destructive. I've played my fair share of video games and have witnessed first hand this rage. Amidst the rage you can notice that there is a whole new language that is being spoken. Word and phrases like casul, git gud, git rekt, and GG (good game) often are spoken or messaged. 

In the real world I've noticed that it's beginning to be invaded by such terms. It's quite amusing to hear it out of it's original context, but it's also quite weird as it's usually not good in a grammatical sense. I'm again guilty of using these terms, often picking them up from my surroundings. Each phrase or word seems to correspond to a game and moves on to others from there. For example the phrase "git gud" seems to have been popularized from Dark Souls, a game that would not be given true justice if it were classified as being difficult.

These words, and many other like them, have become a permanent part of my vocabulary and of the vocabulary of others. I wouldn't say I'm proud of it, but it gives me the sense that I'm a part of something exclusive. 


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