Maybe it bothers me more than it should....

[HobieMarty]

I thought it was that new fangled lingo called ebonics?

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[Shifter]

In the NW, U-Haul is a moving truck rental company.

In the south, it is a group of people.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

There's a trend in spoken English language by younger adult people. Words like "mountain" are now pronounced "mow-un"; i.e. the t is silent.

It's called glottalization.

I wish they'd quit it and go back to pronouncing words properly. Now get off my lawn!

So, you've never been to jersey?

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Shifter

In the NW, U-Haul is a moving truck rental company.

In the south, it is a group of people.

South of where? Around here it's y'all .... a one syllable "yawl" ... with a drawl

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by masraum

Yep, accents and/or dialect variations of language can/does certainly impact our impression of people.

I don't think this is a dialect. It's an affectation - a fad - that will eventually die out. Like saying, "like" every other word when I was in high school.
Like, do you remember that? It was, like, annoying as hell to our elders.

[stevej37]

^^^ Or guys using the word 'Bro' for every male they see or talk to.

Tired of it Bro.

[oldE]

Our granddaughter had excellent diction when she started elementary school. Over the years I have noticed she had picked up the speech patterns of her peers. Not surprising, but it does grate upon my nerves.

Best
Les

[Rusty Heap]

So is it:


Aluminum or Al-u-min-ium

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

So is it:


Aluminum or Al-u-min-ium

In England (and presumably the rest of the folks on those islands), it's Al you min ee um.

In the US it's Al oo min um

[masraum]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I don't think this is a dialect. It's an affectation - a fad - that will eventually die out. Like saying, "like" every other word when I was in high school.
Like, do you remember that? It was, like, annoying as hell to our elders.

There are still a lot of folks that use "like" as a filler, some to the extreme. I hear adults that use it, sometimes in a professional environment. I occasionally use it, and when I notice, it bugs me.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Or guys using the word 'Bro' for every male they see or talk to.

Tired of it Bro.

Dude!

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Dude!

Yo!

[porsche930dude]

Dont know I dont talk to young people. But on the rare occasion that I do Im usually surprised how smart they are. Compared to their parents anyway.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by masraum

There are still a lot of folks that use "like" as a filler, some to the extreme. I hear adults that use it, sometimes in a professional environment. I occasionally use it, and when I notice, it bugs me.

The somewhat latest thing that bugs me to no end and I occasionally catch myself saying it is when someone makes a factual complete sentence and then follows it with “right”

For example: “I adjusted the valves on my car yesterday. Right?”

I hear it on TV all the time.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by rwest

For example: “I adjusted the valves on my car yesterday. Right?”

Better than "Like I adjusted the valves on my car."

[masraum]

Originally Posted by rwest

The somewhat latest thing that bugs me to no end and I occasionally catch myself saying it is when someone makes a factual complete sentence and then follows it with “right”

For example: “I adjusted the valves on my car yesterday. Right?”

I hear it on TV all the time.

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Better than "Like I adjusted the valves on my car."

Like, I adjus-ed the val-es on my car to-ay. Righ-

[Bill Douglas]

That, adding "right" at the end of a sentence is like a friend of mine from East London who often adds "You know what I mean?" to the end of A LOT of sentences. Her sister says it too.

[flatbutt]

I've always had an issue with "gonna" and "wanna".

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

That, adding "right" at the end of a sentence is like a friend of mine from East London who often adds "You know what I mean?" to the end of A LOT of sentences. Her sister says it too.

Logically, it's asking for an affirmation that they heard you. But it it so automatic with some people that becomes just another affectation.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

I've always had an issue with "gonna" and "wanna".

Or calling nuts and bolts "gozontas" and "gozintas."