Two articles analysis

The two articles i have chose are from BBC sport and the guardian and they are about the Rugby world cup game played by England and Wales.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34376488
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/sep/28/england-wales-rugby-world-cup-2015

After reading both articles it has came to my view that they have both differences and similarities.

The guardians article went into more detail on the devastating loss for England with a step by step analysis of the game. On the other hand BBC's article was much more summarized and even though it gave all the core information (which is the most important thing) the guardian went into a lot more depth.

The language from the guardian is much more complexed and the layout is in paragraphs with a lot of text. The BBC article is different to this because it is set out in small paragraphs (usually 3 lines) with information focused on highlights of the match, quotes or facts about the game or what is likely to happen in the future. The article is also field with pictures and diagrams of players or match statistics, which are shown by charts and World cup related features like the group tables.

The BBC also focus on key players and features of the game, where as the guardian cover almost everything happening.

At the end of the article the guardian summarizes the previous information, where as because BBC is full of summarizing they just end the article pretty briefly.

In my opinion if you are looking for a long detailed description on the game i would look on the guardian for an article or even if you have missed the game you could read this and gain a lot of information. Where as if you have seen the game BBC sport is good as a reminder or to see quick summarized analysis or statistics.

How English Language has changed overtime

How English Language has changed overtime

It is not a surprise that the English language has changed from what it once was, it is changing rapidly and the main reason for this in my opinion is the use of social media and instant  messaging becoming more frequent to everyone.

The main age group that are developing English  Language are teenagers this is because of there constant use of social media that is reflecting on the normal use of language in spoken or text conversations. The gap between this age group and those that are older is becoming even bigger in the understanding of slang and abbreviation being used. Words like 'bae' and 'fleek' was seen as the most confusing terms to parents with only 10% of the 2000 surveyed being able to explain what it means. 'Fleek' which means 'looking good' was at the top of the list that parents did not recognize with 43% not being familiar with the term.

It is no doubt that the use of slang and abbreviation is at its peak in the world of social media, so it comes as a surprise that phrases that were used most often by teens and adults are considered to be out dated by the younger generation. The acronym for 'laugh out load', 'LOL'  which was once used by every generation has now been described by teens to 'have had its day' and are most likely to use 'haha' or a emoji representing laughing. In a recent survey 54% used 'haha' followed by 33.7% admitting they would use the laughing emoji.

Evaluation

I feel i have expressed my views well with good facts to back up my ideas. The way i have got straight to the point without confusion i feel went well.

The improvements needed in this work, which would have been done with more time would be to use more formal and intelligent language so the audience for my article are drawn in an can see my point of view expressed fully.