Post by mcm on Dec 5, 2004 1:56:39 GMT -5
I hate the mockery of the English language.
I call it 'teenglish' here's my take on some of the words teens overuse and should be locked up for it.
Like - teenglish example: "He said like, 'Aren't you new here?'"
Why is it like that? Notice the usage of the like I used in my previous sentance. That like was a conjunction to wrap up a sentance. Like should also be used in simile form, as in, the wind whispered like the waves. Like is not an extra word to cram in when you aren't sure of what somebody said, or just saying it when you don't know what to say next. Horrible. Go for the sentance, don't overuse like.
You know - teenglish example: "I went to the mall, you know?"
You know should ONLY be used when asking if you know somebody. Just like I did. Never use it as a 'Get out of jail free card' at the end of a story, if it's a stiff joke and nobody laughs or shows any remote expression. A common friend of 'you know' is to finish each sentance as if you're asking a question? You know? It shouldn't happen. There is a ridiculous phoniness attached to those two words. Say what you want to say, don't ask us if we know. If somebody asks me if I know, I say: "No I don't. Tell me the sentance persuasively, you illiterate bastard!"
Whatever - teenglish example: "I asked her out to the movies or whatever."
Note the example above. I don't even see how people can make this mistake. Did you ask her out to the movies? Or did you not ask her out to the movies? Why the whatever? Do you care so much about your own voice that you need to squeeze in two extra words? Don't say whatever.
The scary thing is, this is true. Going to a high school, it pains me to listen to my classmates assault the English language like this.
The thing is, like, though, I'll never start to, like, talk like this or whatever. I take, like, my own lessons to heart? You know?
If you wouldn't write it, don't say it!
I call it 'teenglish' here's my take on some of the words teens overuse and should be locked up for it.
Like - teenglish example: "He said like, 'Aren't you new here?'"
Why is it like that? Notice the usage of the like I used in my previous sentance. That like was a conjunction to wrap up a sentance. Like should also be used in simile form, as in, the wind whispered like the waves. Like is not an extra word to cram in when you aren't sure of what somebody said, or just saying it when you don't know what to say next. Horrible. Go for the sentance, don't overuse like.
You know - teenglish example: "I went to the mall, you know?"
You know should ONLY be used when asking if you know somebody. Just like I did. Never use it as a 'Get out of jail free card' at the end of a story, if it's a stiff joke and nobody laughs or shows any remote expression. A common friend of 'you know' is to finish each sentance as if you're asking a question? You know? It shouldn't happen. There is a ridiculous phoniness attached to those two words. Say what you want to say, don't ask us if we know. If somebody asks me if I know, I say: "No I don't. Tell me the sentance persuasively, you illiterate bastard!"
Whatever - teenglish example: "I asked her out to the movies or whatever."
Note the example above. I don't even see how people can make this mistake. Did you ask her out to the movies? Or did you not ask her out to the movies? Why the whatever? Do you care so much about your own voice that you need to squeeze in two extra words? Don't say whatever.
The scary thing is, this is true. Going to a high school, it pains me to listen to my classmates assault the English language like this.
The thing is, like, though, I'll never start to, like, talk like this or whatever. I take, like, my own lessons to heart? You know?
If you wouldn't write it, don't say it!
