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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by QuadmasterXLII on Monday December 13, 2021 @02:08PM (#29543102)
English actually has different languages for 12 year olds and adults. Vocabulary like “cringe” is fine for kids, but makes you come off as judgmental and unpleasant when used in a more formal context.
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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by lamontcg on Monday December 13, 2021 @02:21PM (#29543282)
I keep hoping that word will eventually eat itself.
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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by teawrecks on Monday December 13, 2021 @02:30PM (#29543390)
The only way that will happen is if adults start using it. Next time you meet a 12 year old who says something is "cringe", tell them they are "cringe" for using the word "cringe".
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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by egypturnash on Monday December 13, 2021 @03:33PM (#29544258)
I wonder if this will continue to be a generational thing, I still have a smattering of eighties Valley-speak because that was pretty popular in my teen years. Maybe people who are in their early teens now will be as likely to call something they don't like "cringe" in their fifties as I am to call something "bogus".
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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by bckr on Monday December 13, 2021 @02:20PM (#29543273)
It's fine to use the word "cringe", but it might be cringe to use the phrase "it's cringe".
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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by rgrieselhuber on Monday December 13, 2021 @02:10PM (#29543126)
Find a better word for that feeling you get when you hear fingernails on chalkboards and we can use that instead on this formal Hacker News setting.
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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by 0xdeadb00f on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @07:41AM (#29550953)
> Find a better word for that feeling you get when you hear fingernails on chalkboards

Aroused?

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