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About the (once known as obscene) language thing as brought up by another poster ...Perhaps I AM a prude (not that I care) because, even after many years of being subjected to what was one time known as 'bad language', I STILL cringe when I hear the "f" word used so freely by parents around their kids. Or around anyone else for that matter. It's an ugly and also an aggressive word. How can anyone speak to their kids or show respect for others in that manner? But they do.
And, today's so-called 'TV comedians' cannot get through a so-called comedic routine unless it is peppered with the 'f' word and, often, pure filth. And their dimwitted audiences roll on the floor laughing.
What happened to society and plain common decency?
About the (once known as obscene) language thing as brought up by another poster ...Perhaps I AM a prude (not that I care) because, even after many years of being subjected to what was one time known as 'bad language', I STILL cringe when I hear the "f" word used so freely by parents around their kids. Or around anyone else for that matter. It's an ugly and also an aggressive word. How can anyone speak to their kids or show respect for others in that manner? But they do.
And, today's so-called 'TV comedians' cannot get through a so-called comedic routine unless it is peppered with the 'f' word and, often, pure filth. And their dimwitted audiences roll on the floor laughing.
What happened to society and plain common decency?
Ending sentences with a "yeah" is not the same as gratuitous profanity.
I saw a you tube show yesterday and counted every time this guy dropped the "F" bomb. It was 42 times in the first 3 minutes. I'm no crude, but the guy has kids, he's married and trying to do some kind of you tube business and to think he has such a driven "habit' of saying this. Every other word was "F" or "F..ing" it was horrible.
Ending sentences with a "yeah" is not the same as gratuitous profanity.
I don't know if this is the right place for this question, but it seems to have a psychological aspect to it---as in denigrating or patronizing.
I first noticed it about 10 years ago in Hawaii and just thought it was a Hawaiian thing. I don't hear it much in real life, but it sure is on TV.
Just finished the series "Succession" and those rich "kids" end every sentence with "yeah?"
I guess they want to make sure they are heard and understood, and more importantly: obeyed by their underlings.
Do you hear this in real life or is this just the latest trend on TV, to make the rich and famous even more hip and cool (lol)?
Or is just lazy talk? Somehow it seems more patronizing than just saying "right?" which is kind of begging for confirmation too.
It's just annoying but maybe it's here to stay---
What is more frequent, and more annoying, in my experience is people who say "Yeah" at the *beginning* of every sentence -- even when it's a two-word sentence that ends with "no".
There are lots of words like that; I knew somebody who added "right?" to the end of every sentence. lol is a variation of it, and no longer means "laugh out loud," it's just there to form a connection with the listener.
There are lots of words like that; I knew somebody who added "right?" to the end of every sentence. lol is a variation of it, and no longer means "laugh out loud," it's just there to form a connection with the listener.
That was once pointed out to me as being very prevalent am9ng people in my home state of New Jersey. When he said that to me, without thinking I said "Right".
There is a good TED talk on LOL by the linguist John McWhorter.
About the (once known as obscene) language thing as brought up by another poster ...Perhaps I AM a prude (not that I care) because, even after many years of being subjected to what was one time known as 'bad language', I STILL cringe when I hear the "f" word used so freely by parents around their kids. Or around anyone else for that matter. It's an ugly and also an aggressive word. How can anyone speak to their kids or show respect for others in that manner? But they do.
And, today's so-called 'TV comedians' cannot get through a so-called comedic routine unless it is peppered with the 'f' word and, often, pure filth. And their dimwitted audiences roll on the floor laughing.
What happened to society and plain common decency?
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Originally Posted by rokuremote
Ending sentences with a "yeah" is not the same as gratuitous profanity.
No, it isn't. And getting into profanity is also off-topic. However, just sticking with the theme of people saying 'yeah' at the end of sentences would not have gone the distance. Topics such as this one quite naturally branch out into other words and expressions that people use.
That was once pointed out to me as being very prevalent am9ng people in my home state of New Jersey. When he said that to me, without thinking I said "Right".
There is a good TED talk on LOL by the linguist John McWhorter.
I love John McWhorter
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