Instead of scholarships I think any high school or college kid (not to mention 20 yr olds) who can go a whole week without saying "like" or "oh my god" or "omg" should get a free ride through college. Really tired of it, sorry.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I've spent a lot of time around teens and twenty-somethings and honestly don't hear those overused much at all. I wonder how regional or demographic it is (recalling Valley-speak of the 1980s). In these parts, I hear the dreaded "whatever" more than anything, and not nauseatingly often at that, thank goodness.
I hear a lot more snippets reflecting the latest internet craze, which are full on while hot and then replaced completely in fairly short order. The pace of "in or out" is crazy quick and tough to keep up with.
Zster
Level 8
July 6, 2019
2
I'd like to go a whole week without hearing someone complain about something utterly silly and trite. Every generation/decade of youth had words and phrases that were widely used and likely annoyed the parents and elders of that time. It's become a cliche of older people to complain about teenagers and their music, how they dress, what they say, etc, etc, ad nauseam.
Charles1971
Level 7
July 6, 2019
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@Charles1971 I'd love to go a minute on this site without someone thinking that only they can have opinions. Perhaps when you have a carer based on public speaking, utterly silly and trite language that can't be used in such a profession makes you more attuned to it. It has also become cliche on this site for people to trash other people, thanks for keeping the cliche alive and justifying my disdain for many of the people here. And yes, I, like you can leave the site or ignore posts you don't like. Have a fucking nice day
@lerlo I did not "trash" you. And at least I had the decency to not rudely insult you. I implied that your post was silly and trite. If you respond so uncouthly to mild criticism maybe a career in public speaking was a poor choice for you.
Also, please point out where I stated that you or anyone else was not allowed to express an opinion here or elsewhere. Isn't the whole purpose of publicly expressing an opinion to receive feedback? Or do you only accept feedback that praises you and bolsters your own opinion?
Next time include in your post that you only want to hear from people that agree with you.
@Donotbelieve And you're complaining about my complaining about his complaining. Yeesh. This is getting ridiculous.
@Charles1971 ahhh you were rudely insulted. Good thing you're not an older person making trite and silly complaints about teenagers. Takes a thick skin to work this site. Now hear this! I want only people who don't make personal remarks about the poster to respond to my posts or, thick skin or not I will retaliate
p.s. can't think of a reason to "criticize" any poster here, all you have to do is state your opinion of the issue--leaving personal attacks or criticisms out of your comments--and I know you will heed every bit of that.
@lerlo So... I'm NOT allowed to make personal remarks (only impersonal remarks?) but you are? My original post was criticizing your comment. Not once did I make any personal attack on you. Seems you're the thin-skinned person here.
You seem awfully worked up by someone implying that your esteemed opinion is "silly and trite". That's what qualifies as a personal attack these days? Wow! Next time I post any reply I'll be super careful and tread lightly else I may crush a few eggshells.
@Charles1971 I have an idea, look up the word "someone." If the definition of the word someone is "a comment" then you're absolutely correct and I'm mistaken. Otherwise you were critcizing a person and not a comment. But nice try.
@lerlo So, I criticized "someone" and THAT is not allowed? You criticize basically an entire generation of people and that's okay. Sorry, I don't understand these posting rules that you expect me to obey. Also, I did not realize that directing a criticism to "someone" would be considered a direct personal attack on YOU.
Maybe we should start a vocabulary group. I can add a few expressions like "No problem" to the table.
JackPedigo
Level 9
July 6, 2019
2
fine idea...you start it...I'll join
@lerlo me too
@JackPedigo but I'll start it if you don't want to...
@lerlo That would be good but I wonder how many words we used when young drove our parents and other adults crazy? Still, I would join. Maybe we could even make it inter generational.
@JackPedigo I think open to anyone and everyone with a penchant for language, words and hopefully someplace where if some speech pattern or fad drives you crazy, you can post it without personal attacks
When I got back from Korea where I spent four years mostly not understanding a word that was being said, I noticed a couple of things I wouldn't have otherwise. First of all, do you guys know why you're so horrified by the thought of people driving drunk? I hate to break it to you but you're being brainwashed. Don't believe me? Count the number of times you encounter driving drunk ads in a day.
Secondly, everyone was saying "Right?" and "I know, right?" Drove me nuts. I asked several people what movie it had come from but no one knew. A few years later I read an article that traced familiar sayings back to the movies they originated from. Saying "Right?" comes from the movie Mean Girls. Sadly, it wasn't long before I discovered in horror the same term coming out of my mouth. Scary.
That said, nothing has ever set my teeth on edge as bad as the Korean girl whine. There's nothing like it anywhere. You might have noticed it on Korean dramas if you're into them. It's that police siren-like tone that they end their sentences with when they're whining and they're always whining. My kids picked that up before they learned the language. I just about wanted to shoot myself. Ugh.
UpsideDownAgain
Level 7
July 6, 2019
2
Add "fu-k" and its derivatives to the list.
In public, I feel offended when jackasses loudly bellow "f-ck!" in every sentence.
LiterateHiker
Level 9
July 6, 2019
2
@maturin1919 Yep.
@maturin1919 congratulations Richard Pryor...nothing but class and hiding behind the internet, well said
@maturin1919 oh, I have a clear picture of who you are, thanks for the enlightenment. I counted I think 73 "fucks" in a hour Richard Pryor concert once. They needed counting because they detracted from his humor. Some people just have nothing else to say.
Exactly.
@maturin1919 and only someone as bright as you resorts to name calling, maybe like your favorite president?
JimG:
On one hand I don't see how a word can be so offensive. It is still, after all, simply a combination of sounds. On the other hand, I detest words that denigrate human beings, i.e. racial slurs and ethnic slurs. The word "fuck" doesn't fall into that category. I do use the word liberally on a daily basis, and I assure you it's not because I have a limited vocabulary.
Gag me with a spoon!! As a child of the 80’s, this is so Valley Speak! OK, I grew up in upstate New York. I do find it interesting that in the age of social media, there seems to be a shrinking of the regional differences in language. Oh, and at almost 50, I do use “Awesome”, “Cool” and “Dude”, A LOT!
JCCharles
Level 4
July 6, 2019
1
Lol. A few people I know would like to outlaw the New York accent. As for me, a deep voice with a New York accent makes me weak I'm the knees.
I have a personal detestation of the overuse of "awesome". A superlative that should be reserved for such things as the birth of your child or the Taj-Mahal in moonlight, not a f#cking pizza!
To this end, I wrote a satirical song in the style of a rock ballad. With which I berate my audience, leaving them with a pavlovian chastisement, should they ever use it again?
273kelvin
Level 8
July 6, 2019
1
When I moved I hired a couple college aged boys (men?) to load my crap into the moving van. I was about ready to punch one of them after hearing “bro” 856 times!!!!
Marcie1974
Level 8
July 6, 2019
3
They also start every reply with "I mean...", or "So..." But not just teenagers... adults on TV are doing it too.
TheoryNumber3
Level 8
July 6, 2019
2
It starts on TV.
@UpsideDownAgain You're probably right. But these are professional speakers I'm talking about. These rhetorical abominations spread like wildfire.
I'm sure you've got verbal tics of your own that drive other people nuts
GwenC
Level 7
July 6, 2019
5
We all do. Very true
I do think a lot of that is habit...I hear a lot of of speakers overusing the word "actually"...it does get annoying, but I do think many grow out of it as they are exposed to more and more people and start mimicking others in a wider group than they currently have.
It is much more worrisome when I hear adults. I know many public speaking and self-improvement coaches have classes on habits that might irritate others from fidgeting to repetitive words. "whatever"...ha ha ha
thinktwice
Level 8
July 6, 2019
2
Also the overuse of the word "literally", as in "I literally died when when I saw him"
@TheoryNumber3 yes...ha ha...and I often wonder if they realize what they just said makes no sense if they stopped to think about it...literally...ha ha ha
Have you had a conversation with a teen in the past 20 years?
BufftonBeotch
Level 8
July 6, 2019
4
Depends on the culture for sure. Lol
@MrChange I try to avoid it. I have a friend in her 60's who says "like" at least 3 times in every sentence. In her defense, she raised two teenaged daughters, so there's that.
@BufftonBeotch Shockingly, I have had conversations with teens in the past 20 years which leads to my post. But maybe more shockingly, you don't have to have a conversation to overhear people in the booth next to you or in the plane seat next to you, or on the bus, or waiting in line somewhere or watching television and on and on. You'd be amazed at like all the ways you can hear what people say
twill
Level 7
July 6, 2019
1
His observations do appear to be about this dated.
@BufftonBeotch for sure
@twill Gag me with a spoon!
Just like shoot me! Actually, I still hear young girls talking valleyspeak. And what drives me even crazier is vocal fry.
"Like" has been used for decades I believe, but it is worse now than ever.
If someone can clearly articulate a point, despite its frequent and unnecessary use, I'm more tolerant of it. It seems to have replaced "um" in some cases, as a way to provide the speaker time to think.
There is no level of tolerance for this example. I'm actually quoting someone here.
"So like... I was like..ugh... I'm like so fed up. And like..it was like..whatever..I mean like.. the thing is like no one was like even LISTENing to me."
Can you blame them?
Athena
Level 8
July 6, 2019
2
Valid points, no. Fer sure 
don't you need to run some kids off your front lawn?
JeffMesser
Level 8
July 6, 2019
3
no lawn, wish I could teach them english...however I do have some cactus they could like run into
@F-IM-Forty yeah, that's what I need, hearing more people do it My cactus are open to all
@F-IM-Forty if I live long enough maybe
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