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crazycatlady

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37. This board has a very "get off my lawn" vibe to it

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 10:42 AM

Apr 2018

I'm a token non boomer on this board. If I had to guess, there's a lot of people who would otherwise post here who don't because of this. I almost feel the need to apologize for being born in the 80s instead of the 50s.

The Democratic Party needs to open up for all generations (judging by candidate recruitment for this cycle, they have), as do places like this. There was a poster here who called Run For Something (a group who's goal is to elect a bench of younger Democrats who understand the issues young people are facing) to state/local offices ageist. IMO that's like calling EMILY's list sexist because they don't support male candidates.

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Annoying millennial speech habits [View all] Blues Heron Apr 2018 OP

"I was like .................." "I mean" before saying anything else. wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #1

"I mean, it's, like, ferSURE, yanno?" lastlib Apr 2018 #4

Sounds like a valley girl there. Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #92

Welcome to 1982? Adrahil Apr 2018 #122

Quoting a thirty-five-year-old speech pattern Codeine Apr 2018 #125

People still do this. It demonstrates a blatant inability to THINK clearly and logically. lastlib Apr 2018 #149

But the few people that say those things ARE communicating. Captain Stern Apr 2018 #182

I like "daddy-o" misanthrope Apr 2018 #170

Starting a statement with "I mean" PatSeg Apr 2018 #153

that's pre millenium speech Demovictory9 Apr 2018 #157

Like is not just millenials. treestar Apr 2018 #181

How about we stop stereotyping a generation crazycatlady Apr 2018 #2

+1000 TubbersUK Apr 2018 #7

Many folks here love to stereotype. Let me see...southerners probably the number one Tipperary Apr 2018 #9

This board has a very "get off my lawn" vibe to it crazycatlady Apr 2018 #37

I agree Sunsky Apr 2018 #60

I am in my mid 50s and constantly come to the defense of the younger generation meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #82

My and my freinds mercuryblues Apr 2018 #109

You remember when Pokemon Go came out? Mariana Apr 2018 #205

You have a very good point. Mariana Apr 2018 #85

It didn't used to be this way. KentuckyWoman Apr 2018 #91

please keep in mind DonCoquixote Apr 2018 #118

I agree. And I'm a child of the 50s. KPN Apr 2018 #94

I'm a kid of the 80s crazycatlady Apr 2018 #106

Well Said!!! K&R RKP5637 Apr 2018 #179

You are right, and judging from posts here, this board skews toward over 55. Tipperary Apr 2018 #131

Outgroup Homogeneity Effect: Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2018 #51

What if I've lived more than 50 years in the Heart of Dixie misanthrope Apr 2018 #171

It is clear you hate the south. You have made that abundantly clear. Tipperary Apr 2018 #172

It is "awful" and it's completely beyond my control due to health/economic issues misanthrope Apr 2018 #180

You mean like we don't stereotype Boomers? Stinky The Clown Apr 2018 #41

I think it is hilarious. Boomers and Gen Xers making fun of other generations' speech habits?! yardwork Apr 2018 #61

Word up! cemaphonic Apr 2018 #161

My millennial kids never say those things. yardwork Apr 2018 #173

Fine. Get them off my lawn! jberryhill Apr 2018 #104

Yup Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #105

All generations have certain identifiable, idiosyncratic speech patterns. procon Apr 2018 #108

+1 Blues Heron Apr 2018 #110

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2018 #114

Thank you. Gen Xer here. DangerousRhythm Apr 2018 #209

This -- I work with this age young adults every day obamanut2012 Apr 2018 #222

Starting every answer with "So...." femmocrat Apr 2018 #3

That drives me crazy. I hear it especially on NPR. Tipperary Apr 2018 #12

So, NPR is aware of this Tree-Hugger Apr 2018 #192

+1 Blues Heron Apr 2018 #17

I think it's a replacement for starting a sentence with "Well, ..." n/t dragonlady Apr 2018 #32

Yes! femmocrat Apr 2018 #38

another Reaganism the "and,no" construction Blues Heron Apr 2018 #54

Well, there you go again. OhZone Apr 2018 #96

So I havent noticed it Renew Deal Apr 2018 #39

Yes! Clarity2 Apr 2018 #46

As the expression goes - And scene. GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #127

This annoys me intensely BritVic Apr 2018 #139

Starting a sentence with "So..." PatSeg Apr 2018 #158

Ditto. I have a colleague who draws out the so-o-o... spooky3 Apr 2018 #152

Exactly what I was thinking. fallout87 Apr 2018 #199

Why? TubbersUK Apr 2018 #5

Ugh, because we are *supposed* to crave division. ck4829 Apr 2018 #21

The Worst Pan-Generational Speech Habits Leith Apr 2018 #6

Upspeak. Started in the valley? Blues Heron Apr 2018 #20

That rising intonation thing LSFL Apr 2018 #78

Yes Leith Apr 2018 #99

"Sentences that end with the intonation rising." mitch96 Apr 2018 #120

As if old people didn't do the same thing? Aristus Apr 2018 #8

I have to say in all my years, many of them spent working with seniors - Tipperary Apr 2018 #19

I'm in my mid-40's but I use that stuff just to mess with my kids Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #27

I'm in my late 50s and I do the same thing. yardwork Apr 2018 #64

At least they don't say "nucular", like Republicans. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #123

Lol. I love some of these old figures of speech. Tipperary Apr 2018 #136

My kids used to laugh when I'd say "Mind your own beeswax"! mama Apr 2018 #184

turning 50 soon d_r Apr 2018 #36

I've heard those - from my dad - whose generation is now really gone; a generation which was...... northoftheborder Apr 2018 #88

And then there is "What the Sam Hill is going on?" Maeve Apr 2018 #165

My brother is fond of "consarn it." cemaphonic Apr 2018 #148

Hell, I just say fuck, a lot. And I'm old. GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #129

Know'm say'n? Iggo Apr 2018 #143

The pseudo-profanity is so ridiculous. Mariana Apr 2018 #207

I agree. Aristus Apr 2018 #211

Unrec blogslut Apr 2018 #10

I hear "nooo problem" and "absolutely" repeated often... NurseJackie Apr 2018 #11

"perfect" too Blues Heron Apr 2018 #25

23skiddo, and so's yer old man, bee's knee's, swanky, swell. Screwy millenials! marble falls Apr 2018 #13

And let us not forget Tipperary Apr 2018 #22

The absolute worst!!! Why can't these kids speak more like the rest of us, dagnabit? marble falls Apr 2018 #24

OP is pretty off my lawnish, mea culpa! Blues Heron Apr 2018 #26

I'm in my wheelhouse, say again? marble falls Apr 2018 #28

My mother who would be 105 now leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #57

... there are two words which you will never use. One of them is "swell" ... sl8 Apr 2018 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Apr 2018 #71

All of those except swell date back to the 20's defacto7 Apr 2018 #67

... cemaphonic Apr 2018 #151

Well... that's not my best suit I suppose. defacto7 Apr 2018 #156

"Not my problem", but that's not a millennial speech habit. ck4829 Apr 2018 #14

Basically............ Trust Buster Apr 2018 #15

This one is very subtle and I have noticed it nocoincidences Apr 2018 #16

good one Blues Heron Apr 2018 #23

missing L's as well Blues Heron Apr 2018 #29

Thats not so much a generational thing Codeine Apr 2018 #31

This upper Midwesterner agrees. GreenEyedLefty Apr 2018 #45

I think that has more to do with accents than generations crazycatlady Apr 2018 #33

Well suddenly it has become more than a regional accent. nocoincidences Apr 2018 #200

I hear the dropped middle syllable a LOT! MontanaMama Apr 2018 #40

That pattern is, I believe, called a glottal stop PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #48

This one drives me crazy too TuxedoKat Apr 2018 #52

That's very British as well, low British. defacto7 Apr 2018 #55

glottal t sound - I do it frogmarch Apr 2018 #107

I disagree that this is "American" English Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #169

Oh no you di_n! Qutzupalotl Apr 2018 #111

"Fla--un (fatten) " also Moun-un... for mountain mitch96 Apr 2018 #124

My spouse is from North NJ and "moun-un" is his only tell flibbitygiblets Apr 2018 #159

And there is always Lon-Giland mitch96 Apr 2018 #166

That's How Natives of Toronto Can Identify Each Other Leith Apr 2018 #162

Down South also... mitch96 Apr 2018 #164

I listen to NY radio sometimes and "Manha-un" makes me sure the speaker is local to the area Maeve Apr 2018 #167

I've heard "Man-at-un also mitch96 Apr 2018 #213

That's the one that drives me nuts. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #168

That is an accent thing Tree-Hugger Apr 2018 #178

I've never seen the two that you mention Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #18

Just a get off my lawnish OP n/t Blues Heron Apr 2018 #30

Just the general rudeness and abruptness Drahthaardogs Apr 2018 #34

Annoying salespeople have been around for decades csziggy Apr 2018 #56

Yes, but that was bthe exception Drahthaardogs Apr 2018 #70

No, because I always dress casually I have had bad service from lots of businesses csziggy Apr 2018 #74

The difference between then and now crazycatlady Apr 2018 #81

True - back when I complained to management they just blew me off csziggy Apr 2018 #89

This has nothing to do with Millenials obamanut2012 Apr 2018 #223

Annoying older generations generalizations. kysrsoze Apr 2018 #35

Rather than join the get off my lawn parade, MontanaMama Apr 2018 #42

Always up for that! Blues Heron Apr 2018 #47

My pet peeve! MontanaMama Apr 2018 #53

"AWESOME!!!" DinahMoeHum Apr 2018 #43

Add To That RobinA Apr 2018 #217

Groovy, the man, tune in, turn off, Bitchin, cooties... lunatica Apr 2018 #44

I know, right! I'm rotfl. yardwork Apr 2018 #62

Don't forget the suffix "ville" like defacto7 Apr 2018 #63

There just too many to list them all! lunatica Apr 2018 #77

That one might be older, from the "beat" generation JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #175

Yeah, I think you're right. defacto7 Apr 2018 #196

"Bitchin" (meaning good or great) has been around since the 60s?! Different Drummer Apr 2018 #121

Its been around since the late 50s lunatica Apr 2018 #147

That explains why I never heard it since before the 80s since I'm from GA. Different Drummer Apr 2018 #150

Far out! Tipperary Apr 2018 #137

No, thank you. H2O Man Apr 2018 #49

Who raised the Millennial generation? GreenEyedLefty Apr 2018 #50

Generation Jones radius777 Apr 2018 #189

This is the first I heard of Generation Jones. GreenEyedLefty Apr 2018 #212

there was talk about it when Obama won in 2008 radius777 Apr 2018 #215

I've established a 2 second rule with my daughter underpants Apr 2018 #58

I feel like not listening is the cause of the "So" technique mama Apr 2018 #188

It's fab! it's cool to have a generational vocabulary WhiteTara Apr 2018 #59

One thing that really gets my goat NotASurfer Apr 2018 #65

Here in KCMO I kept hearing "this jacks my jaw ". leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #101

It's nice to be talking about something besides Trump. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #66

I almost never hear 'wicked' crazycatlady Apr 2018 #83

Wicked, properly used, is an adverb. Mariana Apr 2018 #119

I hear the word sick used a lot. Tipperary Apr 2018 #134

"Literally" Squinch Apr 2018 #68

Thats every fifth word out of my ten-year-old Codeine Apr 2018 #113

My entirely beloved 26 year old niece. Intelligent, successful, beautiful, but uses "literally" Squinch Apr 2018 #115

I'm with you on that. sl8 Apr 2018 #128

Does anybody know the origin of "n'n'n'n'no" Blues Heron Apr 2018 #72

Sounds like something that Max Headroom might have started. sl8 Apr 2018 #75

who cares CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #76

I said it in my twenties... Iggo Apr 2018 #144

Im still wondering why "groovy" didn't last any longer than it did. sl8 Apr 2018 #73

I still say it. n/t Different Drummer Apr 2018 #117

We two may be the only hep cats left. n/t sl8 Apr 2018 #130

The word "versus" jayschool2013 Apr 2018 #79

on accident janterry Apr 2018 #80

As an older millenial IluvPitties Apr 2018 #84

I'm not even sure what this post means...hence the scant examples of Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #93

I know, right! Anon-C Apr 2018 #86

I would like to see horse hockey and malarkey make a comeback. Nt NCTraveler Apr 2018 #87

That's Horse Pucky where I come from. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #97

"Upspeaking"; making every sentence sound like a question. procon Apr 2018 #90

That and the "vocal fry" drives me nuts -- when even young women sound Nay Apr 2018 #145

Sorry. Not Sorry. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #95

That one I love! Tipperary Apr 2018 #138

It reminds me of Pee-Wee Herman in Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #141

Clara Bow said this in 1933: blogslut Apr 2018 #191

That's great. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #216

Wait... what?? honest.abe Apr 2018 #98

+1 Blues Heron Apr 2018 #103

Vocal fry shanti Apr 2018 #100

Does that refer to mouthy kids? leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #102

Fry is the lowest tone used in speaking. Codeine Apr 2018 #116

Nope shanti Apr 2018 #204

I teach college, so I have taught many, many millennials. I have never heard either of those. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #112

Annoying non-millenial speech habits: Salviati Apr 2018 #126

Excellent! GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #132

Yup. Agschmid Apr 2018 #133

You might want to edit the title to 'Annoying speech habits'. GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #135

I know you have caught some flak on this thread, but it is a great op! Tipperary Apr 2018 #140

Kids these days. Am I right? Iggo Apr 2018 #142

I havent found any millennial speech pattern as annoying hardluck Apr 2018 #146

Whatever grantcart Apr 2018 #154

hahaha tell me about it Takket Apr 2018 #155

Annoying old fart speech patterns ismnotwasm Apr 2018 #160

Isn't that one more of a younger Xer/older millenial phrase? cemaphonic Apr 2018 #163

How about back in MY day? ismnotwasm Apr 2018 #186

sure, that one's ancient cemaphonic Apr 2018 #187

I think its pretty funny that the, Im supposing, late boomer generation here ismnotwasm Apr 2018 #203

that is a Gen-X era phrase radius777 Apr 2018 #193

Using "I graduated high school in 1980" instead of "graduated from high school." CTyankee Apr 2018 #174

This Drives Me Crazy RobinA Apr 2018 #218

Do you know how this odd construction came about? CTyankee Apr 2018 #220

So, yeah, how's this one? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #176

That's a great question JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #177

I haven't notice any speech habits by millennials. rockfordfile Apr 2018 #183

Talking Loki Liesmith Apr 2018 #185

Groovy! Far Out! Really Boss! MineralMan Apr 2018 #190

Annoying habits of grouchy old people. BlueStater Apr 2018 #194

Ha, I haven't heard that argument in about 40 years. defacto7 Apr 2018 #198

Thank goodness the yeah-yeah-yeah craze is waning. Croney Apr 2018 #195

Hey... this isnt any different than dissing boomers or Genx QUIT IT! Thekaspervote Apr 2018 #197

All generations intentionally annoy others radius777 Apr 2018 #201

Ending a statement sentence rownesheck Apr 2018 #202

Pronouncing 'T's' as 'D's' superpatriotman Apr 2018 #206

good one Blues Heron Apr 2018 #210

No one mentioned the expression My bad? robbob Apr 2018 #208

I work with millenials, have not heard that Skittles Apr 2018 #214

As one of the early millennialls Jspur Apr 2018 #219

This OP is rather appalling obamanut2012 Apr 2018 #221

Disappearing Idioms OxQQme Apr 2018 #224