After sitting down with my Aunt on Mother’s Day after we had finished eating, I went on to ask her some of the main differences between the modern day “gen z language” compared to her language growing up in the 70s. The main thing she pointed out was how this current generation relies on abbreviations and emojis to coast through conversations. Back in her day language and communication was a lot more intimate, and actually occurred in person. People would have to meet up at school, parks, or on bikes to make and keep solid friends all on the same page with language. There was no “pu, wya, wtw, and 👋🏼” to communicate and everyone’s language was on the same page. Nowadays if you’re not in the loop for a second you might be missing out on what new stuff your goddaughter or niece will be sending you. A story that she told me our family can laugh about now but wasn’t funny at the time was when my great grandmother had passed away when I was 8 and my aunt sent “She will forever be missed, lol” to my grandma. My grandma was obviously furious at first and asked my aunt why she is trying to be funny during this terrible time. My aunt said “what do you mean? All I sent was lol, lots of love”. Shortly after my grandmother had to fill her in that “lol” means laughing out loud. Obviously my Aunt had felt terrible but while she was telling me the story yesterday she was absolutely cracking up and it’s a memory for the ages. Although, this is a prime example of modern day communication maybe being too confusing or fast for elder people at times, and that not everyone is going to be on the same page as past generations. I feel like everyone is trying their best, but with the modern day pace and search for that new abbreviation, unfortunate in the moment miscommunications like this can occur.

• Proposition: I have one cat
• Truth value: True.
• Truth conditions: In order for this to be true, I need one cat.
• Entailment: “I have a cat” entails “I have at least one cat.”

• Proposition: I am 6’4.
• Truth value: False.
• Truth conditions: I would have to be 6 foot 4
• Entailment: “I am 6 foot 4” entails “I am at least 6 foot.”

• Proposition: The universe is infinite.
• Truth value: Unknown.
• Truth conditions: For this to be true, the universe would have to never end
• Entailment: “The universe is infinite” would entail “The Universe never ends.”

1. Proposition: I have a pet cat.

Truth value: True

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would need to have a pet cat.

Entailment: “I have a cat” entails that I have a pet cat with me at home.

2. Proposition: There is a sound wave frequency coming from deep in unreachable space.

Truth value: True.

Truth conditions: In order for this to be true, there would have to be a frequency of sound waves coming from some unknown location in deep unreachable space.

Entailment: “There is a sound wave frequency coming from deep in unreachable space” entails that there sound waves that are detectable coming from deep unreachable space.

3. Proposition: I have a fear of heights.

Truth value: True

Truth conditions: For this to be true, I would have to be afraid to be in high places.

Entailment: “I have a fear of heights” entails that I have a fear of being in high places.

Proposition-I have a dog

Truth value-True

Truth Conditions-For this to be factual I would have to own a dog that resides in my home.
Entailment-“I have a dog” entails you own an animal and have a

Proposition 2-I have 6 legs

Truth value-False

Truth Conditions-I would need 6 legs connected to my body

Entailment-“I have 6 legs” goes on to show I have more than the standard 2 legs.

Proposition 3-There is a lock ness monster that lives in the Amazon River.

Truth value-Unknown

Truth conditions-For this to be true, there must be a large mythical monster that calls the Amazon its home

Entailment-“There is a lock ness monster that lives in the Amazon” would entail a mythical monster not only lives but would call the Amazon River its home.

The particular thing that surprised me the most from the reading was when the author said to picture a bird, to which I imagined a small bird like a finch. The author then stated a bird like an ostrich and penguin are still technically birds, however I did not think of those. This is because the average person would imagine the average bird rather than an outlier bird. I was surprised to think of that when it was brought to my attention as I thought I wouldn’t have been so “basic” haha.

The particular thing that surprised me the most from the reading was when the author said to picture a bird, to which I imagined a small bird like a finch. The author then stated a bird like an ostrich and penguin are still technically birds, however I did not think of those. This is because the average person would imagine the average bird rather than an outlier bird. I was surprised to think of that when it was brought to my attention as I believed perhaps I wouldn’t be so basic haha.

Study! The midterm will be on Tuesday, March 19th.

The midterm review is in our slides.

• Open book – handwritten notes, printed notes, printed textbook – but not open laptop or phone.
• Bring looseleaf and a pen or pencil.
• 10 points in total, 1 point per question.
  • Two sections, multiple choice and short answer.
  • There will be more questions than you need to answer (just like on the quizzes).
• Self-timed, up to 8:10pm (class’s end time). You can leave once you’ve turned it in.