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Thread: Annoying speech habits
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11-22-2016 #11
Re: Annoying speech habits
As long as we understand each other, I could care less. Feel me? Just keeping it 100.
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11-22-2016 #12
Re: Annoying speech habits
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11-22-2016 #13
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Re: Annoying speech habits
I know I grew up using the word 'like' way too much...
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11-23-2016 #14
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Re: Annoying speech habits
I HATE the way people, even journalist are breaking diphthongs into 2 syllables! "YOU isn't pronounced "Yo-oo"
"School" is one syllable! It is not "schewel"!
I hate when people say "Went missing" and "At my work"!
If I hear "Yaz!" one more fucking time...
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11-23-2016 #15
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Yas bitch...yaaaaaaas!!
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11-23-2016 #16
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Re: Annoying speech habits
Why you I oughtta.....
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11-23-2016 #17
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11-25-2016 #18
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Having lived overseas for the last 20+ years, I enjoy introducing my friends to American colloquialisms.
An Aussie mate was completely surprised when I asked him to "Flip a Bitch" when we were driving. In return, I found out what "Chuffing up to your bollocks" means.
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11-26-2016 #19
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Re: Annoying speech habits
I'm Australian and I have never heard anyone say "chuffing up to your bollocks".
My pet hates, which are unfortunately prevalent among younger people so they are unlikely to go away:
- Inserting "like" into every other sentence
- Rising inflections at the end of sentences, so every statement sounds like a question
- Overuse of superlatives like "awesome" and "unbelievable" to describe things that are actually commonplace
I know languages evolve, and changes can be good if they make things simpler or clearer. For instance, I don't see any point in fussing about things like split infinitives. However, many modern speech habits seem to go in the opposite direction, making the language less precise.
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11-26-2016 #20
Re: Annoying speech habits
overuse of words such as 'oligarchy', especially by folks on social media who think that they've just become politically enlightened.
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