Incorrect use of Language

Children and grandchildren all refer to us as "you guys" as do waiters in restaurants. Doesn't bother us at all, it's generational talk. I'm more perplexed by "can I get?"when we're out with our 20/30 somethings. When did that take over from can I have? Everyone seems to say haitch now, even presenters on tv, it was always aitch when I was growing up, sounds wrong, but is it?

See you later, often that's unlikely! but its said in a friendly way so doesn't bother me.

I have to admit I can't stand them people for example instead of those people, I'd have got a clip round the ear if I'd said that, maybe I did, my parents definitely told us off for grammatical transgressions and yes I heard that on the BBC from one of their presenters. Would of instead of would have. Pacifically Why not Atlantically then ? My mid teen granddaughter annoyingly refers to a fringe as bangs, I didn't even know what bangs were until recently, I know it's American but how did they arrive at that, maybe old English

Also anyone notice how "hey" is used as a greeting instead of "hi" in so many shows now, it sounds like an affectation.

One criterion, several criteria. The BBC gets that wrong.

No such things as 12 am or 12 pm. Noon or midnight. DM for boring explanation.

The majority of the cloud will disperse??
I thought majority was if you could count whatever you were talking about. What happened to most?

JamesandJon33

How about an hotel ? What are your views on that?

Oh this question 🤔
Well, an hotel is correct but sounds silly.

Anyone going to answer my question?

Academic language is explicit and typically does not include fashionable cliches. Cliched "adornments" ,which cause so much annoyance, are for binding people together in a social bond.

It’s a bit of a London thing to say chimley and skellington too.

Or even anyfink😄

I woke in the middle of the night with the radio still on. It seemed to be a phone-in and, no idea what she was talking about, but some woman kept saying she "couldn't do anythink about it.
I switched off

One word I really hate is 'shortly' as in 'I'll be there shortly,' or when asked to do something the reply is, 'I'll do it shortly.'

What does this word even mean?

It doesn't have any antonyms I am aware of- such as 'I'll be there longly.'

I know a few people who use it often, including my own son, but struggle to know what it really means.

If it is used to mean, 'I'll do it when I'm ready,' then why not just say that??

Grrrr....!

Someone trying to explain something, usually a male but not always, saying " And Basically " it sets my teeth on edge.

14rafichagran
Can't get worked up about it. Why be sarcastic when someone says to you see you later. I would find you rude.

Actually it's said to them with a smile and is usually returned with a chuckle by the person it was said to. I'm not a rude person.

How about an hotel ? What are your views on that?

We can all rest easy, safe in the knowledge that all these verbal tics will go the way of fab, uptight, groovy, by gum, smashing etc in the fullness of time.

I'm not gonna lie

i hate the use of uni, of instead of have, Haitch, like, so, hun, hubby etc and all the americanisms creeping into our language such as invite instead of
invitation.
they,and many others drive me to distraction!

While we are on the subject, lay instead of lie as in "I'm going to lay down for a bit". Them instead of those, less instead of fewer, due to instead of owing to and so on.

To be fair! No one is being unfair!!

'I'm good' in reply to 'Would you like a drink' or something. I feel like saying 'I didn't ask whether you are good or bad. I asked if you wanted a drink'

I love this!

It's all super fun, super exciting, super nervous, super expensive just super everything really.

Super 😂

Eldest instead of Elder, Youngest instead of Younger! Grrr! Get the picture! another grrr!

windmill1

People saying or writing "should of" instead of "should have" - it's teeth grinding!

YES!

I once worked with a woman who constantly peppered any conversation with "know what I mean?" but because she could never be bothered to make the effort to speak reasonably clearly it always came out as "norameen?"

And it was bloody persistent!

Speech evolves over time. Some of these words will be normal soon.

Can't get worked up about it. Why be sarcastic when someone says to you see you later. I would find you rude.

Deedaa

When I lived in Cornwall the greeting was always "All right?"
I have to admit that I do use "snuck" because I just like the sound of it.

I prefer the old Cornish "All right my lover" to the London and south east greeting "Awright luv".