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Emit

(11,213 posts)
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 07:56 PM Sep 2013

"#Hashtag" with Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake Shows Us How Dumb We Sound When We Use Hashtags



Via: Justin Timberlake Shows Us How Dumb We Sound When We Use Hashtags

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon, comedy skit best friends and the human couple equivalent of a pair of colorful striped socks, teamed up yet again to shed light on a disease that's been plaguing phone-connected humans for years now: the ridiculous overuse of hashtags.

That pound sign—which was probably once the least pressed button on a phone's dial pad—has now infiltrated every single social network, every form of text communication and will eventually, override the spoken English language. We need to stop this immediately.

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http://gizmodo.com/justin-timberlake-show-us-how-dumb-we-sound-when-we-use-1382465357
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