(I once saw an awning on a grocery store (a bodega) that said: HISPANISH FOOD.)
Or an ad on the subway with strange, twisted wording?
How about new words that suddenly people start using, especially young people? Mannerisms? New idioms? Are words from foreign languages entering English? Which ones do you use?
Are there words, expressions or clichés you hear on TV, shows etc. that you can't stand? Too trendy? Too banal? Too unoriginal? (I detest with all my passion "the new normal.")
Then there are NEW words you never saw/heard: big words that you want to use next time you will have a chance, in order to impress.
As you pay more and more attention to language, are you becoming aware of the oddities of English?
Please, don't recycle old stuff you noticed time ago. Start now with the determination to discover new phenomena and become aware of new things.
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Personally, because I grew up in New York City, the slang that some people use upsets me. I understand that it is New York culture, and some aspects of that culture I love. However, words like "shags" or "deadass", bother me when people use them out of context and in inappropriate settings. I definitely become aware of the oddities in the English language when it comes to pop culture words and regional slang. I don't want to sound judgmental to anyone's way of speaking or their preferences in the words they chose to use, but sometimes when these slang words are used in formal settings it makes me feel uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in New York exposed me to many different words, slangs and languages. When traveling to school everyday I hear people on the phone or talking to other people saying slangs words like "chill", "savage", "salty", "lit", "dead ass" or even the word "bro". I hate when individuals use slang words when having conversations with people. The word I hate the most is "savage". Teens today use the word "savage" for just about everything. For example my brother is 14 years old and is a freshman in High School. One time in class he had mentioned to me that one of his classmates did something wrong and a kid shouted out "wow your such a savage". I feel that at that moment it was very unnecessary to use that word being the situation was bad enough. Living in New York makes you aware of everything. All kinds of people of all different races all speak similar slang. People use slang words at inappropriate time which is what makes the use of them annoying. Every culture is different and sometimes we all have similar slang words and sometimes we don't. Everyone has there own opinion on the language used today and preferences on the words the chose to use as well. I don't per say feel uncomfortable around people that use slang because I lived in New York all my life, I just feel the use of slang in inappropriate settings is uncalled for.
ReplyDeleteMy sister is 16 and I'm always hearing new slang from here because she doesn't fail to correct me. One day I was talking about a comedy show with her that was about roasting people. She laughed and told me "no body says roasting anymore, its called flaming now" I remember thinking about how funny it was, because when does a word reach its expiration date and need to be replaced.
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