The Totes Amazesh Way Millennials Are Changing the English Language

Re:The Totes Amazesh Way Millennials Are Changing the Englis... by callmeed on Friday January 22, 2016 @12:50PM (#10954344)

I'm a 40 y/o proud GenX'er (best generation ever!) who has a 21 y/o daughter AND just went back to university to finish my degree–so I'm knee-deep in Millennials.

In my experience, Millennials don't talk like this in-person. I do see a little bit of it in SnapChat, YikYak and Instagram. In fact, my wife says "totes" more than any 20-something I've witnessed. Other "words" I've seen used a lot during app communication are "bruh", "fam", and "af".

But when I observe 2 Millennials talking in person, the only way they butcher the English language is by using the word "LIKE" 4 times per sentence. Makes me cringe every time!

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Re:The Totes Amazesh Way Millennials Are Changing the Englis... by jdp23 on Friday January 22, 2016 @01:26PM (#10954567)

Yeah, but it's not like this is new behavior or like anything, like, unprecedented or something like that....

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Re:The Totes Amazesh Way Millennials Are Changing the Englis... by icebraining on Friday January 22, 2016 @01:50PM (#10954722)

Gag me with a spoon!

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Re:The Totes Amazesh Way Millennials Are Changing the Englis... by mercer on Sunday January 24, 2016 @05:56AM (#10962173)

I have that same reaction and feel old about it. The other day I came across a stand-up comedy video of Donald Glover (who I loved as Troy in Community), and the constant 'likes' made me unable to enjoy the video. Odd, that.

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