Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

Probably closest to “doosh”

 

Ah, the Anglicisms in this post. Music to my ears.

 

That is all

 

They were intentional.

 

And my appreciation for them is high. Thanking you kindly.
I really miss England.

 

No, no, you’re fine. Language “evolving” actually is annoying, and it should annoy you.

 

The thing that is annoying about the “evolution” of language is that it almost always stems from ignorance. Enough people use a word incorrectly that it becomes common usage, and thereby “correct”. Yeah, yeah, I know a lot of the words we use today have different meanings to those which they used to, and that they acquired those meanings through the same mechanism. But we’re not living in fucking Victorian times where everyone was illiterate. People should know the proper meanings of words and the correct rules of grammar.

 

Agreed. I really hate all these new fangled words. Everything from selfie to framework. Safeguarding is a particular bugbear of mine. Bromance, chillax, grrrl, bling...on and on the list does go. Also, when people actually say OMG.
I think I'm done here...until I think of some more.

 

Bromance is my favorite word of all time. We're not getting rid of that.

Neither framework or safeguarding is really new words, are they?

Languages will always evolve and it's mostly a good thing.

Slang can be annoying but usually goes away after a while and those who stays usually becomes a natural part of the language. Then again all generation of teenagers - and a lot of subcultures - will have their own slangs and that is how it's supposed to be. It might be silly for the people on the outside listening in, but it's not really for them.

 

Flibbity gibbits.

 

Twat rhymes with snot.

 

I don't mind new words if they are needed. But very few neologisms actually seem to communicate anything conceptually different to words which already exist. This isn't language evolving, it's language getting fat. A real evolution of language would involve something radical. Prepositions which can communicate relativity between other concepts which had never been thought of before. A new word class which has a function previously unused in language. Morphological alterations which allowed grammar to shift and communicate different meanings.

I can't explain what any of that would actually mean in practical terms, as I can't conceive of what the symbols would represent. But these are the kinds of things that I think would really represent evolution in language. Not just making up words by mashing together other words to communicate a fad in a trendy way.

 

Actually, another decent evolution of language would be shedding the vestiges of the languages which formed the ones we have today. This would remove ambiguity due to multiple meanings, inconsistent conjugation, confusing spelling and pronunciation... Language is a code. Its only purpose is to transmit meaning from one mind to another. It should do that as efficiently and effectively as possible. Language as it stands isn't particularly efficient, though it is fun and fairly effective. But it could be a lot more effective if it was more consistent.

 

And so concludes today's English Language lesson. Don't forget to hand in your essays on the way out.

 

Other Humans annoy me, but shouldn't.

 

I beg to disagree.

 

Lets pretend, for the sake of winning "good human points" that I disagree with your disagreement on that which I actually agree with.

In other words,

Spoiler

ThankfullyAnimalsExistBecauseHumanBeingsAreAnnoying

 

Ah yes, people. How dare they exists.
I was expecting to be on a date right at this moment but someone (a human no doubt) had the audacity to have an accident in front of my date's house and now they'll arrive an hour later because they had to apply first aid.
Oh how this inconveniences me. *sips trains station coffee*

 

That stupid injured person better apologize for the inconvenience they've caused. Don't they know in this day and age, if you've been critically injured, the polite thing to do is accept death.

 

Goddamn less-hairy apes. I hope you sue said person for getting injured in front of you.

No, no, no. You can't sue a dead body. Think the Murician way, man. We gotta make sure they give us $$$$ before death.

Actually...you could just search the pockets of said dead less-hairy ape for five bucks, a cell phone and some collage debt.

 

Ha! If it only were a critical injury, in this case I might be able to feign sympathy and understanding (for social conventions), and it might even be useful in a story. But uh noo, just your lame everyday scrapes and bruises accident. These might get you into hospital but not the news paper, haven't these people heard? I swear, folks were so much more inspired in their injuries decades ago. It's the smartphones for sure, they're ruining all creative commitment.

 

You make it sound like a starter person, not a veteran people like the rest of us.

 

Well, practice is everything, right?

Update on the situation: apparently, the train my date was supposed to arrive on was cancelled (as opposed to the one they missed).
I rarely use my native tongue around here but in this case, I have no other choice: Scheißverein.