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Nov 12, 2022, 11:46 AM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: TARDIS
Posts: 12,552
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Originally Posted by *Beth*
I'm there with you on all - except that I'm working on "like." I do believe it's a speech habit that is a result of having grown up in Calif. "I'm just, like, not really sure..." or "So, do you want to go to lunch, or, like...should we just meet later in the afternoon?"
I'm also working on using the word "awesome" unless something truly IS awesome (breathtaking, stunning, astounding).
"Soc" (sosh) - please, no. I cringe when I hear that term. I remember the first time I heard it; I was 14. I cringed then.
My mom used to discourage me from saying "go." As in, "She said we had a fun time. So I go I didn't really think it was all that great."
Not "go." Said. Commented. Replied. Disagreed.
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My parents relentlessly corrected me on using the right words or grammar, and not using abbreviations or slang. In a way, I get it now but also words change over time. And there's generational differences too. And once texting took off, all those shortcuts came up, like "FOLO". (Fear of missing out!) I have to look up those things.
With everything going on in the world now, I wonder if they'd still think it's so important.  I know good communication is important, so I ask if I don't understand a word.
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Originally Posted by *Beth*
Apparently, sometimes it is. ?? For me that's where I use "freakin'."
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Yeah, I thought so too. But I use freaking for that too. Or f-ing. The meaning is clear either way. I never heard the word "frig" used in any other way.
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Originally Posted by unaluna
Beth, thats what i am saying. Frig is NOT the shortened version of refrigerator. Fridge is. But non-boomers use frig, not fridge, online. And im sorry but i cant get used to it. "Okay, boomer!" 
Eta - its the same problem with using narc for narcissist. Hard c in the abbr, soft c in the whole word.
I think thats what happens when people dont talk? Like its because of texting. |
It does make sense that "fridge" is the shortened version of refrigerator, in spite of seeing the spelling of the latter. But people do say or pronounce it "fridge" BUT may SPELL it "frig".
What a thread!
It's true that speaking, whether on the phone or in person, is not so common anymore. And that plays a role I bet. Everyone always wants to email or text me. Nobody wants to TALK to me. It's my favorite way of communicating, because when writing, a lot of non-verbal cues don't get through, like tone of voice. Not everyone uses emojis or they use the wrong one for their meaning.
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