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In reply to the discussion: Annoying millennial speech habits [View all]mama
(169 posts)188. I feel like not listening is the cause of the "So" technique
It's like someone has to stall while he figures out what he was asked and how to answer.
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People still do this. It demonstrates a blatant inability to THINK clearly and logically.
lastlib
Apr 2018
#149
Many folks here love to stereotype. Let me see...southerners probably the number one
Tipperary
Apr 2018
#9
I am in my mid 50s and constantly come to the defense of the younger generation
meadowlark5
Apr 2018
#82
You are right, and judging from posts here, this board skews toward over 55.
Tipperary
Apr 2018
#131
It is "awful" and it's completely beyond my control due to health/economic issues
misanthrope
Apr 2018
#180
I think it is hilarious. Boomers and Gen Xers making fun of other generations' speech habits?!
yardwork
Apr 2018
#61
I've heard those - from my dad - whose generation is now really gone; a generation which was......
northoftheborder
Apr 2018
#88
23skiddo, and so's yer old man, bee's knee's, swanky, swell. Screwy millenials!
marble falls
Apr 2018
#13
The absolute worst!!! Why can't these kids speak more like the rest of us, dagnabit?
marble falls
Apr 2018
#24
I listen to NY radio sometimes and "Manha-un" makes me sure the speaker is local to the area
Maeve
Apr 2018
#167
No, because I always dress casually I have had bad service from lots of businesses
csziggy
Apr 2018
#74
That explains why I never heard it since before the 80s since I'm from GA.
Different Drummer
Apr 2018
#150
My entirely beloved 26 year old niece. Intelligent, successful, beautiful, but uses "literally"
Squinch
Apr 2018
#115
I teach college, so I have taught many, many millennials. I have never heard either of those. nt
tblue37
Apr 2018
#112
I think its pretty funny that the, Im supposing, late boomer generation here
ismnotwasm
Apr 2018
#203
Using "I graduated high school in 1980" instead of "graduated from high school."
CTyankee
Apr 2018
#174