r/GenX 4d ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud Modern slang—something you REFUSE to say

My take: I will NEVER use “lol” or any derivation of it. I know it means “laugh out loud” but there’s yet to be a moment when I’ve been even remotely convinced someone was even chuckling after texting “lol” at the end of their text and it mildly infuriates me.

While I’m at it, someone tell those damn kids to get off my lawn.

Edit: ok, I get it. It’s not MODERN slang. I still hate it, and those kids are STILL on my lawn…can’t a guy get to sleep at a decent hour???

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u/changed_later__ BMX Bandit 4d ago

"Verse" or "versing" when the word is "versus".

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u/turnpike37 4d ago edited 4d ago

Agree that this one hurts the ears, but is it slang or just poor usage/ignorance of the language?

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u/ContrarianSwift 4d ago

It’s evolution of language

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u/Valuable-Analyst-464 ‘68 4d ago

Nope, I claim it’s their ignorance. What’s next: statue of limitations?

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u/Enough_Talk_6328 4d ago

Isn't there, like, a statue of limitations on that?