More articles by Sabrina JenningsHaven't heard from my Bitch in 4-eva, call me u slut! If it's one thing that I can not stand, it is improper grammar and spelling. There's this little itch that needs scratching once I see pronouns such as "there/their" being used in the wrong form, or being referenced as "Dude" when last I checked, I am so obviously a woman! An annoyed ringing goes off in my head, alerting me of another lazy and/or ignorant conversationalist. Maybe this stems from having discovered a knack and slight obsession with the English language back in the eighth grade?...
What seems a plentiful and simple muster of common terminology, has now been hacked and pieced down in an estranged flashy urban slang that is regularly heard from the mouths of youth (and by witnessing a not so long ago airing of a Dr. Phil episode, some older adults are in the running as well). What has happened to the proper etiquette of mature introductions and lectures of sustenance? Have we let ourselves go under the bus because of another trend that "everyone is doing "? Names that were first deemed as crude and hurtful (Hoebag, Bitch, Fucker), are now categorized as loving labels we bestow upon those closest and dearest to us to be 'funny and creative' little pet names.
Now I'm not going to sit here and write out this opinionated rant, pretending that I have never fallen prey to the 'hip speak' of my generation, that just wouldn't be right. Of course I've been down that road, but where did it get me but questionable looks and rolled eyes from those older than myself as to snub my immaturely inappropriate vocabulary. Luckily, I've risen above and moved onto more age suitable responses. On occasion, I will let one slip because I really need to get my point across if it's someone a bit slower in the language department than I am (haven't we all been there)?
If you dare shove anything you've written in my face that has even one word misspelled or punctuation out of line, I will be making sure that you know about it. If we end up in a heart to heart and the word 'like' repeats over and over in your tale, or there's snazzy lingo that just doesn't seem to hit home, you will lose me after the first sentence you spew in my direction and I more than likely will pass you by. It's not snooty, I just have more dignity for corrected speech that doesn't have me wanting to box my ears until a bleeding hemmorage mutes out the voice of your ongoing narration.
So goes the relentless feat of bringing back what once was the English way....
I have high hopes that we can get past this roadblock and return to familiar territory that doesn't have me scrolling through Urbandictionary.com to keep pace or holding a hand held dictionary in my purse ( I don't really, I just thought it would be a good example).
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