Why Do Girls Talk Like This These Days?

[mjolnir80]

lol i hate it when people talk like this with every ounce of enthusiasm that they can muster

 

[turbo]

Nope, not like they're in college either.

Thanks, Moonie! I have seen similar "corrections" that would have read "it's not like their in college". Little things like the misuse of "its" (possessive) and "it's" (contraction of it is) drive me nuts, and it is (or "it's") getting worse with every passing year. It seems as if large segments of the US population are drifting into functional illiteracy and that is disturbing.

 

[lisab]

My favorite: its'.

Oh, I don't see it very often but when I do...it makes my day.

 

[binzing]

A good friend of mine, (previously mentioned in "Need Help" thread) has taken a vow to stop using like except in its proper context. I haven't actually noticed her misuse it much/ if ever, but its a good thing to get out of saying.

 

[BobG]

Thanks, Moonie! I have seen similar "corrections" that would have read "it's not like their in college". Little things like the misuse of "its" (possessive) and "it's" (contraction of it is) drive me nuts, and it is (or "it's") getting worse with every passing year. It seems as if large segments of the US population are drifting into functional illiteracy and that is disturbing.

Oh! (as in Oh-some, dude!) Like, 12-gauge double bore!

Like, get over it. Speleeng will go extinct by 2022 anyway.

It'll be extinct about 10 years later than "Thank You" and about 15 years before "Sorry". And about 3 years after libraries go extinct.

Extinction Timeline

Hmm, "Rocky" films won't go extinct until 2035. I guess Sylvester Stallone won't be retiring anytime soon. Of course, since retirement will be extinct by 2016, I guess that's a given.

 

[Math Jeans]

I just about spit my food out when I saw that. Damn that's funny.

Its from the beginning of a song.

 

[FredGarvin]

Its from the beginning of a song.

Yeah. I know. I just forgot about that intro which is why it was funny to me.

 

[Cyrus]

Nope, not like they're in college either.

Dammmit! (Actually, I am terrible at spelling, so I like it when people fix my posts so I stop doing it).

Me fail anglish, that's un-possible!


BTW, two girls were talking in the hallway outside my office today, and it was like, you know, omg, like so totally funny. Yeah totally, omg.

 

[ShawnD]

Me and my friend Leah talk like that when we meet girls who talk like that. It's funny how they don't notice you're, like, totally making fun of them.

This one time I was on and indian reserve and..

 

[edward]

Nope, not like they're in college either.

Unfortunately many of those 12 year old pseudo valley talk cursers will be in college in a few years.

It will be interesting when the txt msg lingo starts showing up in term papers.

 

[Moonbear]

It will be interesting when the txt msg lingo starts showing up in term papers.

Well, at least by then, all exams and grading will be done online, so we won't have to get writer's cramp and cover the pages in red ink to grade them.

 

[SticksandStones]

Langauge really isn't that sacred guys, who really cares?

I can think of a lot of things that are far more important in life than whether or not a word is misused.

 

[edward]

Langauge really isn't that sacred guys, who really cares?

I can think of a lot of things that are far more important in life than whether or not a word is misused.

While lying in his hospital bed SticksandsSones didn't mind when his doctor said: "OMG just give him something like maybe penicillin or something sort of Fing like it."

 

[turbo]

While lying in his hospital bed SticksandsSones didn't mind when his doctor said: "OMG just give him something like maybe penicillin or something sort of Fing like it."

Good shot, Edward. Imprecise use of language is tolerable when the offender is serving you French fries. It is not at all comforting to hear/read read mush coming from people in a position to really ruin your day. I cringe every time Bush says "nukular". I've got to assume that he's trying to impress crackers, because surely there are a least a couple of people in his administration that can pronounce the word correctly and have suggested that he do so, as well.

 

[moe darklight]

and because I just bought a new edition of Moby Dick, and it's all screwy:

hey I am ishmael, anyways, so a couple of yrs ago I had like no $$, and was also kinda bored, so i thought itd be awesome to go sailing in my boat around the world and stuff. plus its also good exersize and relaxing. when i get grumpy or sad or can't stnd ppl or whatever i usualy like to go sailing anyways so i was like whatever. like, if i feel like i want to shoot ppl instead of shooting ppl i go sailing, you no? my buddy james like to smoke a spliff to relax but i go sailing instead. most ppl like the sea so its no a big deal.

i was in this place called manhatoes 4 example there's lots of islands around it its pretty cool and there's also lots of tourist's, all the streets go to the sea and there's really big waves and ppl like to watch the sea and look at the big waves. [...]

 

[SticksandStones]

Good shot, Edward. Imprecise use of language is tolerable when the offender is serving you French fries. It is not at all comforting to hear/read read mush coming from people in a position to really ruin your day. I cringe every time Bush says "nukular". I've got to assume that he's trying to impress crackers, because surely there are a least a couple of people in his administration that can pronounce the word correctly and have suggested that he do so, as well.

I don't think George Bush is running around the mall disguised as a teenage girl though.
I'm just saying...there are more important things to worry about than if some random tool walking around misuses words or not.

 

[turbo]

I don't think George Bush is running around the mall disguised as a teenage girl though.
I'm just saying...there are more important things to worry about than if some random tool walking around misuses words or not.

My point was that if some "random tool" misuses words, we are at little risk, aside from the disappointment of realizing that our society is in decay. When someone running the most powerful country in the world has problems with the comprehension and use of words, there is a potential for some serious risk to all of us. His usage of "mission accomplished", "bring it on", etc, may have looked good to people impressed by bravado, but he has personally risked nothing (all his life!) while ignoring the sacrifices of many thousands of US military personnel.

We've got an idiot in the WH, who has survived not on his wits and talents, but on daddy's money and connections. I pray that the next president will be able to comprehend complex concepts, and will be able to articulate his/her policies in clear language that will resonate with the populace.

 

[lisab]

Langauge really isn't that sacred guys, who really cares?

I can think of a lot of things that are far more important in life than whether or not a word is misused.

Words will never hurt SticksandStones !

 

[binzing]

Adding to what SticksandStones said in post 42. This form of speaking is also the English language evolving.