Has the language you speak evolved

[slobake]

I love language, it is a living changing thing. For the sixty years I have been residing here on this spinning rock the English language has changed. Of course their are regional differences but there are also generational differences.
My parents used to go to a Deli called "Mikes Munchies" they were suprised and amused when I told them the definiition of munchies.
Now forty years later I still use words like "bummer." My language has changed though and not intentionally. Expressions like "My bad" "Really?" and others have crept into my vocabulary. If I live long enough to see my grandson become and adult will I understand what he is saying?
My language also changes depending on who I am talking to. At home I speak a lot of Spanglish. Here at work I have noticed more and more Tagalog creeping into my vocablulary.
Lastly there is the abbreviated language of the internet creeping into my vocabulary IMHOP. KWIM?
Are there generation words that you use that may confuse others or am I just tripping?

[Tituscrow]

Put down the bong, maaaan

[jmattbassplaya]

I used to use the word 'dude' a lot after spending a few summers with my cousins in California. Recently, however, I've been substituting the word 'dude' for the word 'guy'. I picked up that habit from my roommate who is originally from New York. That's just a small change I've noticed that has come about within the past few weeks.

[slobake]

Originally Posted by Tituscrow

Put down the bong, maaaan

Duuuuude! Is this thread just so much bong water?

[MatticusMania]

Language is ever-evolving.

[slobake]

Recently I overheard two 12-year-olds talking. One of them said "That is so ten minutes ago." I love that experession so I stole it from them.

[jmattbassplaya]

Originally Posted by slobake

Recently I overheard two 12-year-olds talking. One of them said "That is so ten minutes ago." I love that experession so I stole it from them.

That speaks a lot to our current culture and how attuned our children are to it.

[slobake]

The word "Dude" used to be a big part of the Southern California surfer vocabulary in the 60's. Then I didn't hear it much for a while. I'm not sure when I started hearing it again. Was it after "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" came out?

[slobake]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Language is ever-evolving.

And can be very concise too.

[Tituscrow]

Originally Posted by slobake

The word "Dude" used to be a big part of the Southern California surfer vocabulary in the 60's. Then I didn't hear it much for a while. I'm not sure when I started hearing it again. Was it after "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" came out?

As a Brit, I think I first heard 'dude' in the early 80's. It was either through reading Mötley Crüe interviews in Kerrang, or seeing Zaphod Beeblebrox on THHGTTG. Then nothing really, until Bill and Ted.

[slobake]

Originally Posted by Tituscrow

As a Brit, I think I first heard 'dude' in the early 80's. It was either through reading Mötley Crüe interviews in Kerrang, or seeing Zaphod Beeblebrox on THHGTTG. Then nothing really, until Bill and Ted.

That is interesting I didn't know Brits used the word "dude."

[RED J]

Language, like music, is ever evolving. For me, personally, having lived in a number of states and regions, having interacted with people of various ethnicities in our ever more homogenized world, as well as all the exposure to other people/ cultures in the cyber-world, I know my version of American English has evolved. I absorb and use idioms or expressions I like. I'm not a native of the state I live in, and I know my Northeastern rustbelt musician slang amuses the natives. Their Appalachian dialect is full of unique expressions I love and have adopted. Add to that in my daily life I interact with people from those with a sixth grade education to Vanderbilt PHD's and everything in between. I sit kinda in the middle of that span. I absorb from everybody.As a whole, it's been an interesting and enriching experience.
My first experience with "dude" was early 70's, and it didn't refer to some guy. It was synonymous with "dolt" . I now use dude in the current iteration.

[elgecko]

Remember when only rappers said "24/7"? Now you hear it in bank commercials.

[TolerancEJ]

If you're not already aware of this song, check out Scatterbrain's "Don't Call Me Dude". Funny little tune.

[bass12]

Evolved? No. "De-volved"? Plenty.

[matante]

Originally Posted by slobake

Recently I overheard two 12-year-olds talking. One of them said "That is so ten minutes ago." I love that experession so I stole it from them.

Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

That speaks a lot to our current culture and how attuned our children are to it.

The phrase "That is, like, sooooo... ten minutes ago" is from the early '90s.

You dudes are like, soooo... out of it.

[placedesjardins]

Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

I used to use the word 'dude' a lot after spending a few summers with my cousins in California. Recently, however, I've been substituting the word 'dude' for the word 'guy'. I picked up that habit from my roommate who is originally from New York. That's just a small change I've noticed that has come about within the past few weeks.

Wow, you are an extremist.

[placedesjardins]

Originally Posted by slobake

I love language, it is a living changing thing. For the sixty years I have been residing here on this spinning rock the English language has changed. Of course their are regional differences but there are also generational differences.
My parents used to go to a Deli called "Mikes Munchies" they were suprised and amused when I told them the definiition of munchies.
Now forty years later I still use words like "bummer." My language has changed though and not intentionally. Expressions like "My bad" "Really?" and others have crept into my vocabulary. If I live long enough to see my grandson become and adult will I understand what he is saying?
My language also changes depending on who I am talking to. At home I speak a lot of Spanglish. Here at work I have noticed more and more Tagalog creeping into my vocablulary.
Lastly there is the abbreviated language of the internet creeping into my vocabulary IMHOP. KWIM?
Are there generation words that you use that may confuse others or am I just tripping?

Mmm, as a grammar nazi, your post is full of errors. It kind of drove me bonkers, figuratively speaking.

[dullsilver_mike]

I consciously add new words and phrases to my daily vocabulary on a regular basis. Mixing things up is fun, and inventive figures of speech make people stop and think for a minute, which can only be a good thing.

I'm also very conscious that my regional accent and vocabulary, makes me sound like a redneck, so make a daily effort to alter it for the sake of seeming more respectable and professionally desirable.

[two fingers]

Originally Posted by elgecko

Remember when only rappers said "24/7"? Now you hear it in bank commercials.

Great observation! I never thought of that.

Interesting thread OP!

I am back in college full-time at 41. I am surrounded by kids half my age or less. Every now and then, I say something that seems so..... normal. And they just look at me and say something like........... "Uh....... ehkeh" (which means "OK" I think) "What are you even talking about?" Of course, the word "even" has made its way into 99.9% of all questions these days. For instance, "What do you mean?" has become "What so you even mean?" I'm not sure when that happened either.

Of course, there's also "Seriously?" I think that hit in the 80s, but it seems to be here to stay. Then there's the random use of the word "random" as in "That's so like random and junk." It's used to describe hard segues, I think. I had to pluck its meaning out of context.

Then there's "I'm gonna get all fill-in-the-blank on you." or "Don't make me get all ..... on you." For instance, a kid whose sensibilities were offended (yet again) during class the other day responded to the offender with "Don't make me get all black on you right here in front of everybody." Calm down. It's used as much by the white kids and anyone. He seemed to be implying that if things continued down the current path, a physical confrontation was eminent.

I think younger people just don't have an appreciation for language any more. I'm no old guy, but I appreciate the subtlety and nuance of particularly English. With a firm grasp on it, one can sway conversations, win debates, and even end confrontations simply by being able to talk his way out if them. Where's George Jefferson when you need him? Where's Bear Bryant? Where's ..... wait. What was the question again?