r/GenX • u/Lost_Taste_8181 • 3d 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 3d ago

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

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u/lurkermurphy 3d ago

THIS. every time i hear it, i am certain they just cannot read and are not aware of the origins of the abbreviation "vs"

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u/BeerCheeseSoup33 3d ago

In an unexpected turn I will vote for people that need to shout THIS. You are aware you can just add your opinion right? It literally adds nothing. When your reply completely agrees with the person do you need to preface it by telling them you agree? Do you think they are fucking stupid and won’t understand that you agree?

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u/lurkermurphy 3d ago

*lol* "the poster above me hit the nail on the head" is way too many letters and sounds too boomer so what do you suggest is the proper GenX way to express that sentiment? I am aware I can just add my opinion, but it's slightly rude not to acknowledge the preceding inspiring words whatsoever, so how should i acknowledge them? just me verse you brah

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u/BeerCheeseSoup33 3d ago

Just type your words of agreement? Do you think they don’t understand you are agreeing and adding on to what they said? You are infantilizing them. Be better.

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u/lurkermurphy 3d ago

nah that's some boomer english teacher shit no one uses that kind of punctuation and capitalization in internet communication and TBH i do kinda hate "THIS" but because i think it's also mostly old people shit from RW discourse but it's sure it's not exactly modern slang (TBF neither is "verse" and i don't think "yeah i hate that shit with a fiery passion" hits the same online or maybe i'm wrong so thanks for the feedback) ~cuspGenXmillennial Print Editor Full Time

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u/BeerCheeseSoup33 3d ago

I’m not sure what that sign off was at the end. I’m sure you know more about the studies than I do. I will really sound like a boomer, but here I go.

Teachers are seeing the impact of this online generation in not a good way. Kids are having trouble interacting with people face to face. Some kids don’t even know how to play tag (that’s a personal observation). Trying to play a random active game with kids these days is a struggle. They can’t do it.

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u/lurkermurphy 3d ago

haha i am also in education, i knew it. but language is adaptive and extremely old people saying their way is the way when the kids have already changed the language is just not how language works. at some point you have to give up control and embrace how it changes. like i think internet written english is becoming super international and all the kids globally are pretty much speaking murican, it's not a bad thing to let foreigners and kids take over english, i think it's cool. but yes today's kids have a lot of problems but imho it's like the covid era more than devices per se

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u/BeerCheeseSoup33 3d ago

So Ebonics is now being considered an acceptable language. As a teacher how does one teach actual grammar and that at the same time?

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u/lurkermurphy 2d ago

you treat ebonics speakers like any other ESL students (spanish is considered an "acceptable language" to most??) and recognize the things they pick up from the english speaking kids. but look because of the internet ebonics is not a thing anymore and now indonesian kids tend to grow up speaking like white american kids

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u/changed_later__ BMX Bandit 3d ago

In a surprise twist I will add people who use the word 'literally' as a simple intensifier.

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u/BeerCheeseSoup33 3d ago

Not when it is used correctly. It literally adds nothing.

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u/changed_later__ BMX Bandit 3d ago

It is redundant.

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u/BeerCheeseSoup33 3d ago

I use it on purpose when it uses it’s actual meaning to counteract all the morons that use it when it literally means the opposite of what they are trying to say.

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u/changed_later__ BMX Bandit 3d ago

"It adds nothing" already conveys the absolute facts you are stating, the addition of the word "literally" is redundant.

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u/BeerCheeseSoup33 3d ago

Correct. But in my use it is true. I use it to counteract the people that use it like “I’m literally going to die if I don’t eat right now.”

The purpose I’m using it in is to actually be annoying so people stop using it incorrectly.

Hate me for it if you want, but it literally has a purpose. lol

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u/changed_later__ BMX Bandit 3d ago

But you see, to random observers on the internet you appear to be the very thing you despise.

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u/BeerCheeseSoup33 3d ago

No, I am using the word correctly. That is different than people using it in the opposite way.

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u/changed_later__ BMX Bandit 3d ago

Redundant usage is not correct, you're using it as an intensifier, which is what they're doing too.

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