Although most of the time i do not take notice of the way i speak, after reviewing my linguistic fingerprint i have noticed some patterns in my unique language. For example i repeat certain words such as 'like', however this isn't very unique since it is a very commonly used word in the area that i live.This means that i have picked this up gradually whilst growing up in my particular area. Most of the patterns in my language are only when i am speaking out loud rather than on paper because of the fact that you think less about what you are saying when you speak, therefore it is harder to get out of habits. Furthermore i do not take many breaks when speaking out loud, which means that i fill gaps with other words.
In my opinion social media has had a great impact on my linguistic fingerprint, since slang is used a majority of the time when writing on social networking sites. This is because we try to simplify words and sayings therefore we aren't using the proper words. A few examples of this are, lol, yolo and bae. Although i don't often say these particular words out loud, sometime if i repeat them as a joke it becomes a habit. Shortening words such as yes to yh on text can sometimes be repeated when i write on paper, however thankfully it is noticeable and i can correct my mistakes. I think that this is because i text more often than i write on paper.
I have also noticed that when writing i repeat particular connectives. For example use also and furthermore a lot in my sentences. Although this is better than not using connectives at all, i would like to be able to use multiple connectives throughout a text rather than repeating a certain few. This would also make the text more interesting and flow better.
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