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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.

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[–] [email protected] 165 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Teachers in 2023: “NOOO you can’t end your sentences with ‘fr fr nocap skibidi’ those aren’t even real words!”

2033:

[–] [email protected] 69 points 11 months ago (4 children)

2033: "Why would you say any of that corny old shit? You sloopy old frond!"

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

2035: We flippin' grunts out here or what?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

2050: ARTMEWTC (Acronyms Are The Most Efficient Way To Communicate)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Me n my grepies outta die sinkies by flipoin grunts

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Seriously. The "Fr fr no cap" is closer to our generations "Swag yolo". Or the past generations "Tubular"

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 11 months ago (120 children)

When I was a waiter, there was no shortage of boomers getting genuinely upset with me saying "No problem" as a reply to "thanks".

[–] [email protected] 59 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I prefer to say no problem over you're welcome cuz it always (to me) sounds sarcastic/disingenuous when I say you're welcome

[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago

It's like this:

You have a boss. A wrinkled plus-sized brown business jacket of a man whose idea of "cutting costs" is turning the air conditioner off. If he caught on fire, you wouldn't piss on him to put him out. How do you address him? "Good morning Mr. Perkins, how are you doing today?"

You've got a war buddy. You met at boot camp, you served in the same company, he splinted your leg in the field, you're his kids' godfather. You'd kill and die for this man. How do you address him? "Ah god not this fucking asshole again."

Official formal polite language like "Thank you" and "You're welcome" is the pair of nitrile gloves I put on to handle the really noxious shit that comes my way. "w'thanks man" and "no problem" means I'm willing to handle you with my bare skin.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (7 children)

"No problem" also carries the implication that the favor was taken and done without ill will, where "you're welcome" carries one of superiority

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 11 months ago (5 children)

It was "yo" for me. Any time I used it some old shit would complain. My mom called it n-word speak. Me and my mom don't talk.

I use it daily, mostly out of spite.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

She wasn't ok with yo but the n word was ok? Hahaha wtf old people be crazy

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

My mom was about 35 when she said that. Went to services every weekend.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 11 months ago (9 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago (11 children)

Yep, I get the "Language is constantly evolving" argument, but if I have to read your sentence three times just to parse it because you were too lazy to press a few keys, I'd consider that disrespectful to whomever is reading your comments

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 11 months ago (4 children)

"Hej," pronounced "hey" is Swedish for "hello." Also "Hej hej" these days if you want to be more casual. It seemed weird to me at first, like "Hej mormor," for "Hello, grandmother," seemed informal, but if I said, "God afton," (good afternoon) my cousins said I sounded like a government issued language tape.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In the nineties, i had an old guy respond "'Hey' is the first stage of horse shit.". I still use it to this day.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Was there really a cause behind that? I always thought it was people just being silly.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Both, really. Some people enjoyed it, some people wanted it to stop.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It could also have been just that - an old joke that everyone liked responding with when they had the chance.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

That is how I always perceived it. I can't even imagine someone saying that with a straight face as a correcting rebuke.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

I think someone took a dad joke too seriously.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

"Hay is for horses" is such a dope saying. I loved it, horses are dope.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (10 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sup?

"Sup is for meal times!"

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I still say this to my kids because they don’t understand why and it’s hilarious.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

I fought in the hey/hay wars in my early childhood. Weost many good soldiers, but their sacrifice was not in vain.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (17 children)

A few years ago a very boomer gen-xer tried this on me and got very enraged when I would say "hey" instead of "hello {his name}". At one point even threatened me.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

In 2005 'Hello there - General Kenobi!' became the acceptable greeting amongst teenagers and old timers. Lets bring it back.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

My grandpa would do this to me when I was a kid, but it was never in like a rude way. It was just one of the funny ways we would mess with each other.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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!".

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

They're gone now but moved on to inside our government

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (7 children)

We all should have anticipated that after the "don't say gay" law, there will be a "don't say hey" law

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