[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Velvet

Language is organic, some words become more permanent than others. Each generation has their own favorite words and expressions. How many people still use “groovy”? How about “dude”? How about “thee” when talking to a person in the singular? In London, England, for example, one can usually tell the district where a person lives and their social class from the way they talk.

And London's favorite these days;

Brilliant.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Velvet

Language is organic, some words become more permanent than others. Each generation has their own favorite words and expressions. How many people still use “groovy”? How about “dude”? How about “thee” when talking to a person in the singular? In London, England, for example, one can usually tell the district where a person lives and their social class from the way they talk.

Most of us of us Londoners left London when we became a minority race.
I would not now be welcome in the area where I was born.
Nowadays you guess what country the accents are from!

[CartColor]

I find str words have become schtr.... Schtreet,
Schtrong, conschtruction. Even news announcers and journalists do it. Ugggh.
Another one.... "At the end of the day" is way over used. My first post and rant of the day. Ty for listening.

[kcrazorbackfan]

'Sup?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

'Sup?

I love that. You can embellish it so many ways!

Sup nubcakes?
Sup homefry?
Sup noob?
Sup doods?

[Two Bills]

I used to get an OK! as an acknowledement from the grandsons.
Not any more.
K is what I get now.
Takes too long to put the O in evidently!

[Joeyb]

****es me off: go to a store, fast food or anywhere. At cashier, when sale is complete and take my product, I typically say “ Thank You”. sales persons response - “No problem”. Such poor training. Response should be “ Thank YOU!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Joeyb

****es me off: go to a store, fast food or anywhere. At cashier, when sale is complete and take my product, I typically say “ Thank You”. sales persons response - “No problem”. Such poor training. Response should be “ Thank YOU!

The response should be whatever their manager tells them it should be. If the manager has no preference, then it should be whatever they were taught to be a polite response, by whoever raised them.

I don't think "no problem" is a big deal. It means what it says: helping to serve you was absolutely no problem at all. You can expand on it: of all the problems I've had to encounter all day, it's been a breath of fresh air to know that you weren't one of them.

I was trained to say "my pleasure." Personally, I think that sounds more like something a prostitute would say to a john when the john thanks them, and isn't suitable for public discourse. But I say it anyway because that's what the managers like.

[DeanFL]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I don't think "no problem" is a big deal. It means what it says: helping to serve you was absolutely no problem at all.

1. I dislike "NO Problem", as mentioned in first post. I hear it so often, I want to respond "Glad that I wasn't a problem for you".

2. Re the "SO....". This is SO prevelant now. Seems, especially on TV, panel discussions, opinion stating, etc. Beginning a statement and such.... It's SO prevelant now that I seem to do it all the time. So... I even irritate myself.

3. One word that seems to have soured is "WHATEVER". I used that many months ago in answer to a question 'in the house' - got a LOT of flack, so it is thankfully out of my vocabulary.

4. Speaking of vocabulary - one thing I let slip - is using 'went' instead of 'gone'. I get 'the glare' whenever it slips out, like "I could have went there". ....glare....
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[Smilingfeelsgood]

totally agree but when I say something, all I get is "It don't amount to a hill of beans" lol (sorry!)