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I'm not sure why this is in the Psychology forum. It's more an issue of etiquette, or social norms, or language trends.
In general, I can't imagine how you live, not to have noticed that there is no taboo on the word - not for the last few decades. There is also no taboo relating to gender discrimination with language.
But I think you're right about language. I think a lot of it is coming from people with not enough education or socialization to have a breadth of language. You can hear that also in the overuse of "cool" and "awesome."
What I can do without is the gratuitous and excessive usage of the word "like." I really don't f-ing care about that other f-ing word, maybe because I f-ing hear it every day from inarticulate men. ("Like" is, like, literally, abused by females probably 85% of the time along with superfluous adjectives and adverbs such as the one in this example. It seems to be the distaff version of the F word, tossed into sentences almost indiscriminately because the speaker has little or nothing to actually say. Maybe it bugs me more than "F" and "F-ing" due to those being more the province of males, of which I'm one?)
What I can do without is the gratuitous and excessive usage of the word "like." I really don't f-ing care about that other f-ing word, maybe because I f-ing hear it every day from inarticulate men. ("Like" is, like, literally, abused by females probably 85% of the time along with superfluous adjectives and adverbs such as the one in this example. It seems to be the distaff version of the F word, tossed into sentences almost indiscriminately because the speaker has little or nothing to actually say. Maybe it bugs me more than "F" and "F-ing" due to those being more the province of males, of which I'm one?)
It's not going to go away. Part of the vernacular. A study suggested that people who use the word "like" were more conscientious of the listener's feelings, and used that word as a buffer while they thought of a sensitive way to express themselves.
It's not going to go away. Part of the vernacular. A study suggested that people who use the word "like" were more conscientious of the listener's feelings, and used that word as a buffer while they thought of a sensitive way to express themselves.
Which of course, like, TOTALLY explains why you mostly hear it from women!
Which of course, like, TOTALLY explains why you mostly hear it from women!
I rarely hear it from women, and any women who would use it often aren't the type I'd want to hang out with, let alone have a relationship. It isn't a litmus test, I just don't hear the women with whom I associate talk that way, thank goodness.
lol, you sir are a legend! I have noticed people cussing wayyy too much (these guys sound like one of my friends), but I don't think it's a major issue...... I wish I could have seen the look on those guy's faces.....
Which of course, like, TOTALLY explains why you mostly hear it from women!
Like, totally!!
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I really don't f-ing care about that other f-ing word, maybe because I f-ing hear it every day from inarticulate men. ("Like" is, like, literally, abused by females probably 85% of the time along with superfluous adjectives and adverbs such as the one in this example. It seems to be the distaff version of the F word, tossed into sentences almost indiscriminately because the speaker has little or nothing to actually say. Maybe it bugs me more than "F" and "F-ing" due to those being more the province of males, of which I'm one?)
