Lack of vocabulary: 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...

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

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.

Ed Commons

Language has been in decline for quite some time. And most no longer speak. They stand three feet apart and text.

scallihan Loc: Tigard, OR

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.

BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England

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.

If my memory serves me well, I think they have been using like for at least the last forty years if not longer.
Bud

Railfan_Bill Loc: "Lost Wages", Nevada

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.

leftj Loc: Texas

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.

You know I agree. It’s like a eord fetish.

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

Ed Commons wrote:

Language has been in decline for quite some time. And most no longer speak. They stand three feet apart and text.

Sounds “like” my nephews. 🤯

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

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.

My wife sometimes goes down that road and i just love to mess with her when she does

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

BudsOwl wrote:

If my memory serves me well, I think they have been using like for at least the last forty years if not longer.
Bud

Since 1983 when the movie came out. Back when things were “bitchen”’.

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

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.

Luckily that one has been in decline.

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

leftj wrote:

You know I agree. It’s like a eord fetish.

Like totally ya know?

lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.

thats why college is so expensive,,,they have to spend more time with the average student

RiJoRi Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC

pmorin wrote:

Like totally ya know?

No. Can you explain that to me? 🤪

We had a friend who'd use "y'know?", to which one of us would reply, "No. Can you explain that to me?" And he would invariably start explaining to our straight faces. After a few "No. Really?" responses, he'd catch on, and laugh along with us.

--Rich

RiJoRi Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC

lukevaliant wrote:

thats why college is so expensive,,,they have to spend more time with the average student

DW & I knew a young man who was barely literate. BUT, thanks to the school system ("Don't flunk them, it might damage their ego!"), he had a wonderful self-image. Yep! He was going to become a lawyer! 🙄

--Rich

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

RiJoRi wrote:

DW & I knew a young man who was barely literate. BUT, thanks to the school system ("Don't flunk them, it might damage their ego!"), he had a wonderful self-image. Yep! He was going to become a lawyer! 🙄

--Rich

Yesterday I couldn’t even spell enginneeer, today I is one!