Joy's Opinion On: Slang
Have people gotten more stupid lately? Are they trying to re-invent the English language? Do they all have speech impediments? Are they mentally retarded? Did their parents never teach them proper grammar? What is it? Why is every body now substituting, "My friend," with, "Mah homie-G."? Here are some more phrases/words and their contemporary substitutes:
"What are you up to?" = "Wassup?"
Butt = Laffy Taffy
"Hey." = "Yo."
"There was this man..." = "Dere was dis dude..."
"No problem." = "No s***."
"My friends and I..." = "Me and da boys in mah hood..."
Please tell me this is just a fad, and people will go back to proper English soon. It's getting confusing keeping up with all the new words, and trying not to say anything offending. Like, how was the middle finger made into an insult?
Maybe we should all be admitted to a nice mental hospital...there's one in the city that I would recomend...
posted by Joy and Becky (cause becky still hasn't figured out how to get her own username) @ Monday, May 01, 2006
14 Comments:
Butt=Laffy Taffy??? Huh?
I don't know about the true origin of flippin' the bird, but I like the story here: www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/pluckyew.htm
Nice! I applaud you, dear! Just what I was thinking!!
Um, let's remember that there are children present . . .
But moving on . . .
Yeah I agree with you.
Even more annoying than slang is netspeak. I mean, I don't mind a nice lol or even a rofl every now and then, but when people get too lazy to type, it bugs the heck out of me. For example: ireallywant2c the mu-v alxridr, lyk ya i meen alx pettifer iz in it u no so letz go c it strday wat do u say?
Exactly 001!! Have you read Joy Opinion On: AIMspeak ?
And Sarcy, there really is a rap song that refers to butts as "Laffy-taffy." Arn't they stupid?
well i think its funny to say whats up my homie G? Cuz im gangta no lie
I never heard of gangta, is it a new thing? And yes, sometimes I call people mah Homie-G's, but never in all seriousness.
Joy you are going to colldge to get a degree in literature that what these peoples are saying!!!
what does rofl mean???? lol i just really want to know that.
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
(Sorry, but I'm very anal about finding the answers to questions I don't know.)
Grace, do you have a website or email address I can stalk you at?
Joycee, I MISS YOU! I was sitting behind this person at the movies whose hair looked just like yours, but then they turned around, and I realized it was a fat, ugly guy!
Haha...ok, that came off offensive...
Yes, Joy. A bit offensive. Almost compares to being told that I look pregnant from a certain little Chinese lady. I think I'll put it up on my new website to cherish forever.
(http://mycurlyfry.blogspot.com/)
But thanks for thinking of me! Really! Love ya!
No! I didn't mean it like that guy's FACE reminded me of you! I meant his HAIR (which was pretty)! *sniff* you're thinking badly of me.
Love you!
And Yanyi should seek medical attention...
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