I've heard it explained that "hey" used to be more of an urgent way to get someone's attention, rather than a casual "hello" like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.
Teachers in 2023: “NOOO you can’t end your sentences with ‘fr fr nocap skibidi’ those aren’t even real words!”
2033:
2033: "Why would you say any of that corny old shit? You sloopy old frond!"
Seriously. The "Fr fr no cap" is closer to our generations "Swag yolo". Or the past generations "Tubular"
This is a bitchin observation.
2035: We flippin' grunts out here or what?
Me n my grepies outta die sinkies by flipoin grunts
Is it a reference to this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skibidi_Toilet? Is it used as punctuation like "lol"?
When I was a waiter, there was no shortage of boomers getting genuinely upset with me saying "No problem" as a reply to "thanks".
I had no idea that it's considered improper. Online gaming is like
thx
np
Thx must have been too many letters because all I see now is "ty"
It's a stretch for kids to write anything completely online. We call it Kid Pidgin.
As an Aussie I don't understand how people get confused by 'no worries' .
Ugggggh I went through this with my (boomer) boss for years until she finally accepted it lmao. Then it was, "WORRIES, CaptFeather! WORRIES!" as a joke every time I said it lol
My grandfather used to say that, but it was more of in a dad joke way rather than a 'you shouldn't say that' way.
I say it to my kids all the time.
I think someone took a dad joke too seriously.
I remember my mom getting uptight over the word "sucks", as in "that sucks" or "it really sucked". Literally everyone was saying it, there was no way I could help it lol
Core memory unlocked.
Mom used to get angry about me saying something sucks. She explained why it made her angry, and how it referenced a terrible and no-good sex act. I was about 16 at the time, and had already experienced this horrible, no good thing that nobody should do and just felt sorry for dad.
Tell her to sit on it. And rotate.
Sit and swivel was phase where I grew up. Nobody says it anymore that I know of.
You sit and spin man!
"Hay is for horses" is such a dope saying. I loved it, horses are dope.
Exactly. I thought it was just a silly joke to open up conversation.
In Germany we have something similar. Our word for Hey, "Hai" actually has two meanings. Obviously it means "Hey" but also "Shark"
So it was common to respond with either "Where" or the more famous "Fish"
If you went for Fish it turned into a silly game of trying to compound the word as much as possible in responses to each other. Usually going like "Hey" "Fish" "Fin" "Soup". Sharkfish fin soup
I fought in the hey/hay wars in my early childhood. Weost many good soldiers, but their sacrifice was not in vain.
My old man used to say (in a sing-song voice):
Hay is for horses
Sometimes cows
Chickens would eat it
But they don't know how
im old but you are most definitely older than i
Not once did someone say that to me in a corrective or condescending way. It was always a playful joke.
In elementary school we used to say "hay is for horses, and cows like you!".
We had "Hay is for horses, sometimes for cows, pigs don't eat it 'cause they don't know hows"
The calling parents "dude" wars are still raging, though.
I call my mom dude all the time.
I'm glad that the attitude that if you don't speak "correctly," then you are not worth engaging with is dying out.
Well, on the grammar front, anyway.
I'm glad the "not worth engaging with" attitude is dying out, but I do still think it's important to push for people to communicate accurately and effectively, which includes understanding and following grammatical rules when needed.
Language and vocabulary are essential to how we think and collectively problem-solve.
This actually happened to me at a supermarket in Chilliwack. The description is spot on. Grumpy old dude, 19 year old me.
The proper response to someone saying hay, is straw.
African or European?
Hey! Listen!
I've heard it explained that "hey" used to be more of an urgent way to get someone's attention
Used to?! O_O
Still does, but depends on the emphasis
"Hey aulin!" = Hello
"Hey!/Hey, aulin!" = Getting your attention
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