Talking properz, innit bludclat. Aiiii

[SNSUN]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11420737

 

Seems Emma Thompson has been 'having a go' at teenagers talk in slang, and don't pronounciate, or annunciate, properly. At school, English was always my best subject, and I always try to better myself, lest I speak incorrectly or don't know how to spell something. However I don't think teenagers talking the way they do is a bad thing, the advent of text messaging has created a new language in some ways, but not one that sticks around for too long. IMO these teenagers soon realise the need to speak correct English, and the slang gets filtered out of them.

 

What are your thoughts? I see even on this forum people correcting other people's grammer and spelling, nobody's perfect...

[trousers]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11420737

 

Seems Emma Thompson has been 'having a go' at teenagers talk in slang, and don't pronounciate, or annunciate, properly. At school, English was always my best subject, and I always try to better myself, lest I speak incorrectly or don't know how to spell something. However I don't think teenagers talking the way they do is a bad thing, the advent of text messaging has created a new language in some ways, but not one that sticks around for too long. IMO these teenagers soon realise the need to speak correct English, and the slang gets filtered out of them.

 

What are your thoughts? I even see on this forum people correcting other people's grammer and spelling, nobody's perfect...

 

Corrected it for you ;-)

 

(*The original sentence is quite possible grammatically correct but pretending it isn't is potentially more humourous than not. Or, there again....)

[Turkish]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11420737

 

Seems Emma Thompson has been 'having a go' at teenagers talk in slang, and don't pronounciate, or annunciate, properly. At school, English was always my best subject, and I always try to better myself, lest I speak incorrectly or don't know how to spell something. However I don't think teenagers talking the way they do is a bad thing, the advent of text messaging has created a new language in some ways, but not one that sticks around for too long. IMO these teenagers soon realise the need to speak correct English, and the slang gets filtered out of them.

 

What are your thoughts? I see even on this forum people correcting other people's grammer and spelling, nobody's perfect...

 

I hate the way kids talk, todays Jeremy Kyle is a classic example of how not to speak. In this blud clut language, slowly like fake pretend gansters.

[saintjay77]

kids talking all gangsta makes me cringe. I had some 12 year old kid gobbing off on XBLive a few months back at how he was going to "Bang you out blud" and other gangsta type insults. He wasnt amused when I gave him my address and said if he has enough pocket money to get the bus out of his home town I would be suprised. Still waiting for him to show up.

 

I blame dizzee rascal as the kids are just copying what they hear in songs. I just dont think they realise how daft they sound or how a life working in McDonnalds is going to be there career targets if they want to carry on with that kind of act.

 

Bless them. lol.

[saint_bert]

teh bihatch be talkinz shizzle

[bridge too far]

Oh, like we never used incorrect grammar or cool words when we were teenagers

[miserableoldgit]

kids talking all gangsta makes me cringe. I had some 12 year old kid gobbing off on XBLive a few months back at how he was going to "Bang you out blud" and other gangsta type insults. He wasnt amused when I gave him my address and said if he has enough pocket money to get the bus out of his home town I would be suprised. Still waiting for him to show up.

 

I blame dizzee rascal as the kids are just copying what they hear in songs. I just dont think they realise how daft they sound or how a life working in McDonnalds is going to be there career targets if they want to carry on with that kind of act.

 

Bless them. lol.

My personal annoyances are the inability to differenciate between "there", "their" and "they're" and the use of "of" instead of "have".

[The Cat]

What annoys me more is getting texts off my Mum written in text speak which I don't understand.

 

Don't worry Turkish, the ones I get from your Mum are very easy to read, although I think she got confused between "come" and "cum" the other day.

[RedAndWhite91]

It's not like slang and colloquial language is a brand new phenomenon is it. It's been around for hundreds of years, and just like formal language it's ever changing. Dialects change with location and social class and with different dialects come different types of informal speech, and in my opinion, there is no wrong or right way to speak. Unless, of course, you are impersonating some rudeboi gangsta and actually putting on an accent, using words that are originally from Jamaica and so on. Fair enough if you're a 1st and 2nd generation West Indian immigrant using that sort of dialect, it's natural, but some middle class white boy from a suburb of London, or worse, somewhere like Hampshire using it isn't really right.

 

In my opinion there's nothing wrong with slang, or informal speech, being used by teenagers, it's a natural and normal thing. There is a line though, and that line gets crossed when you actually put on an accent and use slang just to 'act cool'.

 

Essay by RedAndWhite91, voted most common person in the English Language A-Level class Peter Symonds College 2008.

[Special K]

Thompson is just getting old and increasingly intolerant of younger people (happens to most of us) and feels she is doing something worthwhile (errrr not) whilst keeping up her public profile. Go Emma, you miserable old bag.

[Saintandy666]

Language is constantly evolving, 200 years ago English was very different. Would we have understood english well in 1300? Probably not. People also adapt their language to different situations, slang has always been, but so has formal.

[bridge too far]

Think about a lot of words / slang that arose during the second world war. Particularly the words used by RAF crews. And words like 'spiffing', 'what-ho' etc. And a lot of words adopted from our time as an Empire e.g. 'tiffin', 'doolally'.

[for_heaven's_Saint]

 

David Crystal is the man.

[saintjay77]

My personal annoyances are the inability to differenciate between "there", "their" and "they're" and the use of "of" instead of "have".

 

 

haha fair point. My spelling and grammar leaves alot to be desired but at least people can generally understand what I am saying. Text speak is another pet hate of mine, Half the words are just as easy to spell correctly then in the cool text speak kind of way. A whole message in text speak often leaves me needing an translator. ;o)

[anothersaintinsouthsea]

Not sure that Emma Thompson was criticising the use of slang per se, rather the inability of many young people to differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate use of slang and informal language. Have to say I agree with her to some extent - one of my pet peeves is teenagers saying "like" several times a sentance - it's like so annoying when like they do that While I'm on the subject I also find the over use of "at the end of the day right" and "to be fair" very annoying.

[Turkish]

What annoys me more is getting texts off my Mum written in text speak which I don't understand.

 

Don't worry Turkish, the ones I get from your Mum are very easy to read, lthough I think she got confused between "come" and "cum" the other day.

 

you had a hard job pal she's been dead for two years, unless you are into Necorophillia.

[EastleighSoulBoy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11420737

 

Seems Emma Thompson has been 'having a go' at teenagers talk in slang, and don't pronounciate, or annunciate, properly. At school, English was always my best subject, and I always try to better myself, lest I speak incorrectly or don't know how to spell something. However I don't think teenagers talking the way they do is a bad thing, the advent of text messaging has created a new language in some ways, but not one that sticks around for too long. IMO these teenagers soon realise the need to speak correct English, and the slang gets filtered out of them.

 

What are your thoughts? I see even on this forum people correcting other people's grammer and spelling, nobody's perfect...

 

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enunciate

 

That is all, thank you.

[solentstars]

Thompson is just getting old and increasingly intolerant of younger people (happens to most of us) and feels she is doing something worthwhile (errrr not) whilst keeping up her public profile. Go Emma, you miserable old bag.

 

agree i think its a sign of old age when the oldies start complaining about about how the music and language was better in their day:lol: just let the snotty snobs live in their own little bubble.

[The Cat]

you had a hard job pal she's been dead for two years, unless you are into Necorophillia.

 

Each to their own

[Hatch]

I think it is very intelligent of teenagers to invent a new langauge that us elders do not understand.

[SuperMikey]

 

David Crystal is the man.

 

David Crystal gave a talk at my college last year, what a bloke!

[Nellie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11420737

 

Seems Emma Thompson has been 'having a go' at teenagers talk in slang, and don't pronounciate, or annunciate, properly.

 

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enunciate

 

That is all, thank you.

Is it? I really think you should have corrected pronounciate too. You could also get stuck into differenciate, which is somewhere else on the thread. Go on, fill your boots.

[Sheaf Saint]

Not sure that Emma Thompson was criticising the use of slang per se, rather the inability of many young people to differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate use of slang and informal language. Have to say I agree with her to some extent - one of my pet peeves is teenagers saying "like" several times a sentance - it's like so annoying when like they do that While I'm on the subject I also find the over use of "at the end of the day right" and "to be fair" very annoying.

 

And "you know like"

[anothersaintinsouthsea]

Is it? I really think you should have corrected pronounciate too. You could also get stuck into differenciate, which is somewhere else on the thread. Go on, fill your boots.

 

Differentiate?

[EastleighSoulBoy]

 

David Crystal is the man.

 

A very good post, makes things 'Crystal clear' and removes a few misconceptions of mine!

[Verbal]

This is a much bigger issue in the US, where it has become all wrapped up in the touchy subject of race. Bill Cosby has famously led a campaign for years now, trying to get young black Americans from disappearing into the limiting patois of urban-speak. Even though - as Ali G pastiched - it's taken up widely in youth culture, it is actually, says Cosby, speech-poor, and therefore a means of reinforcing all kinds of inequalities.

[EastleighSoulBoy]

Is it? I really think you should have corrected pronounciate too. You could also get stuck into differenciate, which is somewhere else on the thread. Go on, fill your boots.

 

I know what you mean but I didn't want to do the whole pendantic thing to be honest. More, of which, when my 24 hours/3 posts limit is reset!

[ChrisPY]

Far out man, this is totally radical.

[SNSUN]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enunciate

 

That is all, thank you.

I understand the irony, but I will put forward the fact I wrote that, rushed, in the last 2 minutes of my meal break yesterday. :-)

 

As with anything I write online, I always blame my typing skills, and not my spelling, for **** ups.

[thefunkygibbons]

I have a one man campaign against the word like

 

Not just my children, but also any other visitors to the house

[SuperMikey]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11443261

 

...........

[Nexstar]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11443261

 

...........

 

It will be interesting to see what her child turns into with a name like Destiny Mafia

[Durleyfos]

It will be interesting to see what her child turns into with a name like Destiny Mafia

 

Is 'Mafia' a real surname?

 

Or has she made it up to sound 'street' or hard or some other ball-locks?

[Nexstar]

Is 'Mafia' a real surname?

 

Or has she made it up to sound 'street' or hard or some other ball-locks?

 

She changed it from Heald

[miserableoldgit]

Far out man, this is like totally radical.

Corrected it for you.