Lack of vocabulary.
Jun 23, 2023 13:12:58 #
pmorin wrote:
Has anyone else noticed the lack of vocabulary in the younger generations? They nearly all seem to converse in Valley speak. The word “like” will be used several times in the same sentence and to me it’s just damn annoying.
I think that from now on I’m going to ask them if they mean “similar” every time they say that word. Just to screw with them.
I think that from now on I’m going to ask them if they mean “similar” every time they say that word. Just to screw with them.
That's not all their lacking, the list would be to long here.
Jun 23, 2023 13:18:15 #
Just curious. Are these the same people who kicked and screamed when digital photography came out and now embrace it? The same people who threw a fit about mirrorless cameras but now buy them? If the shoe fits, . . . .
Jun 23, 2023 13:30:15 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Only if they are watching classy TV programs. Even the newscasters use trashy English now.People watch TV, and they hear how language should be spoken. The way people speak is a choice.
Jun 23, 2023 13:34:14 #
mr spock wrote:
That one irks me, too. It's sort of like the Spanish "de nada", I guess. I do like the Chick Fil-A response "My pleasure" though.Another thing that annoys me is when I thank someone for something and get "no problem" as a response. What happened to the old "You're Welcome"?
Jun 23, 2023 13:36:49 #
terryMc wrote:
Mybe you did. Don't include me in that crowd."Like, wow, man! Something we said all the time in the 50s...
Jun 23, 2023 13:40:30 #
David in Dallas wrote:
Mybe you did. Don't include me in that crowd.
Maybe I should have said: "Something we HEARD all the time in the 50s..." 
Jun 23, 2023 14:20:36 #
G. Crook
Loc: Linden, TX
My gripe is the use of “no problem”. When I tell someone “thank you” I wold like a “you’re welcome”. “No problem” suggests there could have been a problem.
Jun 23, 2023 14:30:21 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
The language is growing like crazy. Thousands of new words every year. The Oxford Dictionary like puts out an annual like list. Times change and so does language with it. Like it.
Jun 23, 2023 14:36:49 #
sodapop wrote:
It's what college learned me!I are one too!
You know, it's, like, what y'all are sayin' is, basically, correct!
Jun 23, 2023 14:45:34 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
scallihan wrote:
That is my biggest peeve, too. But not limited to the younger generation. A friend of mine who is 60 y/o uses it, like, a dozen times in a sentence.
When you said "like" did you mean "similar"?
(The opportunity presented itself and was too good to ignore.)Jun 23, 2023 15:23:41 #
Jun 23, 2023 15:31:03 #
Railfan_Bill wrote:
Hey, how about the phrase "you know". How many times has that phrase been beaten to death and yet still being resurrected by the younger set. My sister always used this phrase so I told her, "no, I don't". it got her so flustered that she would loose her train of thought, more likely derailed. It was always fun to do this.
Speaking of speak peeves! "Lose" vs "loose". Or the case of the intrusive "O".
I was always amazed as to how "Short Form" became the norm for communication when we had to pay for 300 Bauds. (In the good old days.)
I sometimes go back three times to make sure that I am using the correct version when I type something. And spelling becomes worse as the years go on. I can't believe when I stop to recheck my spelling when I know I spelled it right the first time. Forget correct contractions!
And my SO brought up my other public peeve: "Seasona-bly" for "Seasona-l"! FYI, the "bly" is promoted for ventriloquists and TV weather forecasters because it causes a full stop at the end of the word.
Jun 23, 2023 15:44:10 #
Nigel7
Loc: Worcestershire. UK.
What about the photographic society judges who describe one photo after another as "nice", or worse still, "quite nice". Many of them are near, or over, retirement age and should have a much wider vocabulary.
Jun 23, 2023 15:51:20 #
josquin1 wrote:
The language is growing like crazy. Thousands of new words every year. The Oxford Dictionary like puts out an annual like list. Times change and so does language with it. Like it.
Jun 23, 2023 16:10:09 #
Stephan G wrote:
Well, "seasonal" is an adjective describing a noun and "seasonably" is an adverb describing a verb. One should choose the one that fits.And my SO brought up my other public peeve: "Seasona-bly" for "Seasona-l"! FYI, the "bly" is promoted for ventriloquists and TV weather forecasters because it causes a full stop at the end of the word.
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