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It's slang...slang's been around for hundreds of years and will always be with us. It is also constantly evolving.
"Language Police" always make me laugh - they don't seem to know that the English we speak and write today would be completely unintelligible to our ancestors. Language is fluid, and changes and moves with society. Words change their meanings, their pronunciations and usage constantly. Only 100 years ago something which was "terrific" was frightening...now it means the exact opposite. It is kind of pointless trying to police it. As an anti-apostrophe-abuse activist myself, I have come to realise and accept that the apostrophe is dying a natural death...it doesn't mean it's good or bad. It just is.
I have to post this as I am about crazy listening to this term! When did Baby Mama and Baby Daddy start being used as a reference to mother of the child/ren or father of the child/ren? I am an educated woman and I will tell you, I find this very immature, ridiculous, lack of using intelligence. Sorry, but you have to hear it.
I am divorced and I have two children by my former spouse. We refer to each other as, "my sons Mom, my sons Dad OR my sons mother, my sons father." Simple as that, doesn't that sound much better? Also, just to add, even if we had never been married to each other, it still sounds more appropriate and more respectful to my children.
I agree.
It's right up there with 'baby bump'. I seriously want to vomit when I hear these terms.
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Originally Posted by Djuna
I view the term as a low life, ghetto thing that's tacky and trashy. Certain people in society are simply not educated or classy enough to use tasteful language
That pretty well sums it up.
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Last edited by Keeper; 05-06-2012 at 05:30 AM..
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I agree. What's so darn hard about saying " the baby's daddy/mommy" instead? It's so lazy.
Exactly. It's an example of extremely lazy and sloppy language, so those who use it, well...there you go.
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