"Please S T O P saying this" thread.

[XS22J8R]

One that’s been getting on my nerves lately is mostly written, but spreading into verbal communications, is this trend of breaking a short sentence into each word having a period after it, I guess for emphasis. Like it makes whatever platitude you’re babbling about really deep. So it’d be “Stop. Saying. This”. Instead of “Stop saying this”. It started with woke women ranting about politics, so any guy who does this should have his man card revoked and grow a man bun!
I cringe every time I hear this eBay commercial, I’m would guess it was created by women not knowing how to connect with a mostly male target demographic!

 

[Armyvet25]

agree, and my wife says it's not a man bun it's a "Twat Knot"

 

[Pops1967GTX]

agree, and my wife says it's not a man bun it's a "Twat Knot"

 

[MarPar]

agree, and my wife says it's not a man bun it's a "Twat Knot"

I call it a bitch biscuit lol

 

[Kern Dog]

One thing that sticks out for me is that some people use phrases that they hear and must think that by saying it, they will appear trendy or cool.
Too many of these phrases have a shelf life comparable to milk. What may have been witty or clever for the first 2 or 3 times you've heard it is no longer either of those things.
It is interesting how some words have extraordinary staying power while others induce groans and cringes just a short time after becoming commonly used.
Back in the 70s, I remember words like bitchin, cool, radical and boss being used to describe something that was great. I knew a guy that when seeing a desirable car, he'd say..."That car is SICK." That one never made sense to me.

 

[XS22J8R]

For a time now everything has been “awesome” but now that seems to be changing to “perfect”.
Not sure how this evolution of the English language happens.
Aviation is one of the hats I wear. One thing I like in aviation is that the terminology in aviation is rigidly controlled. Controllers and pilots don’t get to invent new catch phrases or try to sound cool with their communications. Controller says XYZ hold short of runway 18, the pilot can’t say anything in response besides XYZ will hold short of 18. If he said XYZ will hold tight here bro! The controller would then repeat the instruction in ever terser tones until the pilot reads back correctly. Get too belligerent with the controller and you’ll be given a phone number to call after your flight to get a tongue lashing.
Life would be simpler overall if people weren’t so inclined to keep changing our terminology and standard responses.

 

[440 4 speed]

For a time now everything has been “awesome” but now that seems to be changing to “perfect”.
Not sure how this evolution of the English language happens.
Aviation is one of the hats I wear. One thing I like in aviation is that the terminology in aviation is rigidly controlled. Controllers and pilots don’t get to invent new catch phrases or try to sound cool with their communications. Controller says XYZ hold short of runway 18, the pilot can’t say anything in response besides XYZ will hold short of 18. If he said XYZ will hold tight here bro! The controller would then repeat the instruction in ever terser tones until the pilot reads back correctly. Get too belligerent with the controller and you’ll be given a phone number to call after your flight to get a tongue lashing.
Life would be simpler overall if people weren’t so inclined to keep changing our terminology and standard responses.

I am tired of (super)

 

[Kern Dog]

Well crap, man….in matters concerning aviation where a slight error could result in massive casualties, I’d appreciate reliable communication!

 

[XS22J8R]

That’s the point, communication in aviation is tightly controlled to prevent misunderstandings.
And if people in general were more disciplined in their use of the English language by not changing it or inventing new definitions and usage all the time, there would be far fewer misunderstandings.
I am not in law, but I seem to recall hearing one time that legal writings and laws are often done in English language standards of 200+ years ago, to standardize the intent and future interpretations by not writing in modern English that is evolving constantly.