The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Humor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoA generational language barrierstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down154
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minus-squareshasta@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoThe new gen just has the ability to disseminate slang faster with all the online tools. Back in my day, words only entered slang status when a celebrity used it in the media.
minus-squareMataVatnik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoIt’s kind of insane the turn around of slang. Can’t tell if it’s because I’m older that it appears that way.
minus-squareKazuyaDarklight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoHonestly, that’s a pretty decent explanation.
The new gen just has the ability to disseminate slang faster with all the online tools. Back in my day, words only entered slang status when a celebrity used it in the media.
It’s kind of insane the turn around of slang. Can’t tell if it’s because I’m older that it appears that way.
Honestly, that’s a pretty decent explanation.