Lingusitics Random annoyance at modern colloquial language.

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This discussion centers on the confusion and annoyance surrounding modern colloquial language, particularly among younger generations. Participants express frustration over phrases like "that's sick" meaning "awesome" and the overuse of expressions such as "as hell" in various contexts. The conversation references George Orwell's essay "The Importance of Speaking Correctly" and critiques the decline in proper English usage, emphasizing the impact of informal communication on language comprehension. Overall, the consensus is that while language evolves, the lack of adherence to grammatical norms is concerning.

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  • #91
! Dubya !

Lets not forget the contributions that our beloved Dubya has made. Hispanically speaking, we should be cautious of our strategeries. "This is historic times" and "This is an historic times" are also examples of modern colloquial grammar.

http://www.dubyaspeak.com/grammarian.shtml

In addition to the "gangsta" references, there is also the popular "thug" reference. Now everyone wants to be a thug, and its connotation has shifted from being petty to being cool. But then again, that is probably inline with the "gangsta" references. There is also the cryptic "fo' shizzle my nizzle" phrase...
 
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  • #92
Without grammar rules, we couldn't have had nearly so much fun playing with words last night. If we just randomly threw made-up words into a sentence that had no structure, it would have been very hard to figure out the meaning of those words, or even whether they were nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. Once you know the rules, you can then take license to break the rules, which can be quite a lot of fun!
 
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you rebel you
 
  • #94
tribdog said:
you rebel you

That's me. The school librarian would tremble behind the circulation desk when I walked in ready to brutalize the language for the sake of entertainment. :-p
 

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