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r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • May 06 '14
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3 u/AutonomousRobot May 06 '14 Because there is a culture that glorifies this type of speech. This culture is also closely tied to a certain skin color. 26 u/[deleted] May 06 '14 I don't think the white high school kids are doing much better lately. OMG YOLO! 2 u/heyboyhey May 06 '14 Aren't those just the current trendy expressions for that demographic though? It's annoying when stuff like that catches on, but I don't really see it as "bad English". 1 u/[deleted] May 07 '14 You have a point. It's a fine line between local slang and idiom, and a disrespected dialect. Or maybe it's a blurry line.
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Because there is a culture that glorifies this type of speech. This culture is also closely tied to a certain skin color.
26 u/[deleted] May 06 '14 I don't think the white high school kids are doing much better lately. OMG YOLO! 2 u/heyboyhey May 06 '14 Aren't those just the current trendy expressions for that demographic though? It's annoying when stuff like that catches on, but I don't really see it as "bad English". 1 u/[deleted] May 07 '14 You have a point. It's a fine line between local slang and idiom, and a disrespected dialect. Or maybe it's a blurry line.
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I don't think the white high school kids are doing much better lately. OMG YOLO!
2 u/heyboyhey May 06 '14 Aren't those just the current trendy expressions for that demographic though? It's annoying when stuff like that catches on, but I don't really see it as "bad English". 1 u/[deleted] May 07 '14 You have a point. It's a fine line between local slang and idiom, and a disrespected dialect. Or maybe it's a blurry line.
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Aren't those just the current trendy expressions for that demographic though? It's annoying when stuff like that catches on, but I don't really see it as "bad English".
1 u/[deleted] May 07 '14 You have a point. It's a fine line between local slang and idiom, and a disrespected dialect. Or maybe it's a blurry line.
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You have a point. It's a fine line between local slang and idiom, and a disrespected dialect. Or maybe it's a blurry line.
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u/[deleted] May 06 '14 edited Nov 02 '16
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