Love it! It’s surprising how. much of the slang I learned as a teen were words that infiltrated the decade before, more or less. A surprising amount of those words were related to the 60s drug culture.
> On Jul 8, 2024, at 7:32 PM, Elizabeth Butler Everitt > <ebutlerever...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I love youth slang right now! It is so creative and playful. And it seems to > move so fast across groups and cultures because of social media. This article > barely scratches the surface of it. Definitely worth looking at it from an > asset-based perspective! > > Liz > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 6:25 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com > <mailto:samat...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> Well, I finally get a chance, after grandkids left, to start to read >> this…and gave up. >> I will continue to speak the English I learned at my (English.Prof) mother’s >> knee, and will continue to type poorly that should not be seen s reflection >> of my mother’s schooling. >> >> If the kids don’t understand me and I don’t understand them, I suspect we >> will both survive. >> They will get fed and clothed and housed. >> They will miss my scintillating conversation and/or commentary on the ways >> of the world, but not really miss it. >> >> So be it. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Jun 25, 2024, at 7:00 AM, Rob Stringer <urbanviney...@comcast.net >>> <mailto:urbanviney...@comcast.net>> wrote: >>> >>> For those with kids or grand kids, this article from the NYT is >>> illuminating, even if just a little bit. >>> >>> Rob Stringer (dad of two boys). >>> >>> <25marche-facebookJumbo.jpg> >>> Opinion | I Am Cringe. The World Is Sus. But My Teenager’s Slang Is Based. >>> (Gift Article) >>> nytimes.com >>> >>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/opinion/gen-z-slang-language.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U0._SUe.ZcjNYGgKPkUF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare>Opinion >>> | I Am Cringe. The World Is Sus. But My Teenager’s Slang Is Based. (Gift >>> Article) >>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/opinion/gen-z-slang-language.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U0._SUe.ZcjNYGgKPkUF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare> >>> nytimes.com >>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/opinion/gen-z-slang-language.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U0._SUe.ZcjNYGgKPkUF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org >>> <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org >> <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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