"He goes, She goes, I go" etc.

Radrook said:
I always thought that the "done" was spelled "don". Thanks for clearing that up. I might have included that don spelling in a short story. I guess they might just use it as an intensifier.

BTW
Was your friend African American or do southern whites use that term as well?
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My friend was White.
 

Back to the original example (I know, it's old), I don't think young people say, "He goes" so much any more. Now, it's "He's like, I'm like...
 
I've noticed people saying "AH" after a word when speaking in earnest, like "No-ah".

I hate "no problem" instead of you're welcome, but sometimes I say it myself :(

"Thingie" will send me out of the room.
 
LOL, overused, used to bother me

Then LMAO and ROTFLMFAO came along

Gave me a minor Tourette when I saw them

Then I decided to play along

Made a poster
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A new one is the use of the word "so" at the beginning of every sentence. I hear it a lot on discussion shows on the radio.

"What was the most exciting adventure you had making that movie?"

"So, I started to wade into the swamp, when..."
 
SeaBreeze said:
I agree Shalimar, I often speak in a relaxed and many times not so grammatically correct way in everyday conversations with my husband or close friends. Sometimes purposely using incorrect grammar to make a point, emphasis or just to make a joke. A more formal manner if addressing a group of people or speaking to a stranger, especially in a business-like environment.
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How's you, SeaBreeze? :D
 
I tend to speak the same way no matter who I'm talking to. I've sometimes been accused of being too formal in my speech. Turns out, using my vocabulary (I LOVE words!!) seems to be the culprit. I'm not trying to be formal, I'm just trying to communicate. But if folks don't understand the words I'm using then it becomes moot.

In text I tend to shorten words to save time. Prolly and thru and the most used I think. I'm not aware of doing that anywhere else.

Because we're a close family, I am always in the company of my kids, their friends, my grandkids, their friends etc. So I'm familiar with many of the colloquialisms in common usage amongst the younger folks. "He goes" and "I'm like" in place of "said" is very common, not so much amongst my own kids who are all Gen Xers, but certainly with my older grands. Millenials have evolved a completely different way of communicating, at least in my region. It's very staccato, short sentences, and sometimes they speak so quickly I have trouble keeping up.

I also live in the south, and the speech patterns and word/phrase usage is unique. Someone touched on this...instead of saying "I wasn't sure what he did" It's very common to hear "Ah din't know whut he done done!!! "Bless your heart/Bless her heart" can be used as a blessing, as absolution, or as a gentrified curse!

I have a tendency to say "No worries!" as a reassurance, rather than "it's OK" or "don't worry about it" or "No problem." Also "Does that make sense?" instead of "y'know?"
 
In casual conversation, whatever works. I have used on occasion a sentence starting with So...as in
So, what's for breakfast, Sweetie? And of course she might answer back, Yo, papason, whatever you
care to fix for your sweet little self.
 

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