I ask because I caught myself being a huge hypocrite again.

I’m a millennial and I criticized a Gen Z friend for her constant use of the word ‘lowkey.’

I then realized do I not do the same thing? I often say ‘sorta’ or ‘kinda’ when I do just mean I did the thing in the same way she uses ‘lowkey.’

No, I didn’t ‘kinda’ delete a guy’s account at my stupid IT job. I DELETED HIS ACCOUNT! I didn’t ‘sorta’ leave too late for work. I FUCKING LEFT LATE!

So I am a massive fucking hypocrite who needs to just let Gen Z chill and do what the want as I am the same flavor of asshole, but what about you?

    • blackbrook@mander.xyz
      4·
      6 days ago

      I heard someone use “literally” the other day in a way that made absolutely no sense, even in the not-literally-correct way we’ve all gotten used to. Almost like its heading for the sort of fits-anywhere role that “fucking” has.

      • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
        3·
        5 days ago

        I wonder how many fuckings could be fit into a single grammatically correct sentence.

        Fuck is fucking fucked.

        For fuck sake this fuck fucked up the fucking, fucking.

        • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
          3·
          4 days ago

          Rocco: Fuckin’- What the fuckin’. Fuck. Who the fuck fucked this fucking… How did you two fucking fucks…
          [shouts]
          Rocco: Fuck!
          Connor: Well, that certainly illustrates the diversity of the word.

          —The Boondock Saints