Drunk AOW, this thread is for you

[Shibby]

What makes you, and others, against speaking English the way it was meant to be? I'm asking seriously, not just when you are drunk, what comes from speaking slang and being unintelligible?

[the art of war]

just how i was brought up my dude - like , my netire family is very very educated absurd amounts of PHDs and degrees - same w/my brother and step sister. I grew up jus chillin playing sports n chasing girls lol , honestly i dont cre much about life so last thing i thik about is w hat im typning.

if it offends u tho i am sorry bro

[alwaysgrowing]

What makes you, and others, against speaking English the way it was meant to be? I'm asking seriously, not just when you are drunk, what comes from speaking slang and being unintelligible?

It is funny you say that. I had a discussion (albeiit after a few drinks) last night about this. When I text, I typically do not use slang/shorthand. It drives some of my friends nuts. I find that it helps keep my writing sharp

[Shibby]

It doesn't offend me lol, I just never understood the appeal. I always felt like an idiot, uneducated and had nothing relevant to say when I tried talking like that. So it makes me curious that so many people do talk that way.

[Shibby]

It is funny you say that. I had a discussion (albeiit after a few drinks) last night about this. When I text, I typically do not use slang/shorthand. It drives some of my friends nuts. I find that it helps keep my writing sharp

I never text shorthand or anything. I can see how some people may do it with a standard phone, but having a blackberry makes it easy for me to type everything out.

[the art of war]

It doesn't offend me lol, I just never understood the appeal. I always felt like an idiot, uneducated and had nothing relevant to say when I tried talking like that. So it makes me curious that so many people do talk that way.

bro have useen how i talk period ? I don't feel very smart period, it sucks enoguh - so when im drinking last thing i care about is thinking if i sound stupid, im just relaxing.

[redback]

What makes you, and others, against speaking English the way it was meant to be? I'm asking seriously, not just when you are drunk, what comes from speaking slang and being unintelligible?

All 24y olds talk like that don't they..

[the art of war]

not as strongly with my accent red - if you heard me talk man you would wanna puke prolly - i talk to a chica from melbourne and she cant get over my accent, cracks her the fuck up brother.

[Shibby]

All 24y olds talk like that don't they..

Good majority do yes. I'm asking beyond just the mainstream effect. I'm asking on a personal level, "Why?", because it just never worked it's way into my speech or ever had reason to me.

[the art of war]

guess it makes me feel like more ofa man :weights: lol. I dunno bro its just how i talk.

[NewbieChris]

Good majority do yes. I'm asking beyond just the mainstream effect. I'm asking on a personal level, "Why?", because it just never worked it's way into my speech or ever had reason to me.

Maybe a good majority of 24 year olds that do not have respect for themselves, but not myself and many others. It is very sad what is being done to the American vocabulary.

[Shibby]

I know a lot of it comes from the rap culture and being "hard", "gangster", "cool"... but is it a desire to idolize and imitate gangsters, drug dealers and life in the ghetto?

[bigscott]

I know a lot of it comes from the rap culture and being "hard", "gangster", "cool"... but is it a desire to idolize and imitate gangsters, drug dealers and life in the ghetto?

white niggers or as i like to say wiggers -- i cant stand it !!!!!! they have the hat to the side etc etc etc -- i will tell a white guy talking wiggerish to get the fuck away from me .....

[NewbieChris]

just how i was brought up my dude - like , my netire family is very very educated absurd amounts of PHDs and degrees - same w/my brother and step sister. I grew up jus chillin playing sports n chasing girls lol , honestly i dont cre much about life so last thing i thik about is w hat im typning.

if it offends u tho i am sorry bro

Wait, what? How could the environment that you were exposed to differ so drastically from those of your family? So, your parents and siblings all went on to get PhD's or some other form of higher education? Are you significantly younger than everyone else?

[Shibby]

guess it makes me feel like more ofa man :weights: lol. I dunno bro its just how i talk.

Just so you know, I'm not trying to single you out. You just prompted me making this thread.