Thread: The Internet uses phrases like...

Originally Posted by AetheLove

Nope.

Is it really that hard to not turn into a grumpy old man? Your slang sucks. The kids: they wants teh new slangz.

Either way, get your feels off my goddamned lawn.




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When you say "the kids" here they are:



...be afraid, because I am.

It's not slang either. It's broken english.

As part of this generation (But not the yolo'ing kind), all you grumpy old men just don't understand. But don't worry. I'm sure your nurses can explain it to you.

quit yer whinin ya welsh bastid!!

Originally Posted by Option hunter

As part of this generation (But not the yolo'ing kind), all you grumpy old men just don't understand. But don't worry. I'm sure your nurses can explain it to you.

Oh I understand..I understand that these kids are idiots for thinking it's cool to talk like you've failed a basic english class.

Originally Posted by Guyver

Oh I understand..I understand that these kids are idiots for thinking it's cool to talk like you've failed a basic english class.

This.

#grumpyoldmenunited

Omg, like I can't even...



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Originally Posted by Guyver

When you say "the kids" here they are:



...be afraid, because I am.

It's not slang either. It's broken english.

Is it me, or are you kinda grumpy lately?

Disaffected? Malcontented? Misanthropicated?

It's colloquial English. In this instance I have no idea if it's being used in a clever, self-aware manner; or if it's one idiot mimicking another idiot who copied from a third idiot who squished out a new cliche with an overused template.

There's no way to have the knows.

I love language. I hate when it's mistreated out of ignorance, and I love when it's mistreated for conscious effect - and I know that I'll never know which is the when with wonhundred percent whaccuracy.

You're right about teen pregnancy though. I'm pretty sure it was in 2004 that adolescents learned that fucking was fun.

I'm not arguing that there aren't stupid kids, or even that there aren't lots of them. But I have no reason to think that there are more than usual.

Anyway, if there's too much 16-year-old YOLO around then that's the adults' problem. Kids are kids. If you're worried about it then put down the mouse and go be a roll model.

Cheers (seriously),


AetheLove

Or a role model. Those are great too


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I agree 100% with you aelove - if it's tongue in cheek that's fine, but I've seen it used too often as if it's an actual way of talking. That photo is full of feels. The feels in this thread is amazing. That's the kind of language that grinds on me! You can Yolo all you like, as long as you don't think it's OK to put in a resume.

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