To wonder why adverbs are disappearing?

[Sittingontopoftheworld]

‘He sings amazing.’
‘I eat healthy.’
‘He did really good in the challenge.’

Dear god, where have all the adverbs gone? Drives me nuts! If I pull my teen DC up on it, they roll their eyes and can’t accept they’re saying anything wrong. Surely they are not disappearing for good? I like adverbs!

@AlexaAmbidextra on Mumsnet, it’s more likely that we should chastise a poster for speaking like an ignoramA.

I’m with Meatbadger - “needs done” NO - it needs TO BE done. I’ve never heard this spoken, only written on MN. It’s an abomination.

With you on that Meatbadger, it makes me cringe.

I also cannot stand the incorrect use of 'bring'. As in:
"I usually bring the baby into bed with me".

There's also "switched out" or "swapped out". No need for the "out".

"Who does that?" - as in "OMG, Kate left her little girl alone in the hotel while she went to dinner. Who does that?". Err, Kate just did that!

"Why would he do that?" - as in "OMG, David stuck his todger into a dead pig's mouth. Why would he do that?". Why DID he do that, surely?

I am happy to be corrected on any of these by the way, they just seem completely incongruous to what I was taught in primary school back in the 80s.

@Yaflamingalah wow cockney police

I think it comes from non-native English speakers on social media...

I particularly hate nouns being used in place of adjectives - "I'm chill" (chilled), "I'm tan" (tanned), "it fit me" (it fitted me), etc..

"I'm sat/stood" doesn't bother me so much, because its northern English from Old Norse, and grammatically correct in its own context. In fact, you could argue it is more grammatically correct than the somewhat muddled modern form of English (being comprised of many language sources) because it retains a bit of the suffix that would have once been present and still is in other Germanic languages.

@MrsElijahMikaelson1 My skin is crawling!

@Meatbadger

You are, of course, forgetting the FB favourite: “Need gone”.

I think it’s just easier to say. I guess It’s too much effort to add the ly at the end. One less syllable? As long as you’re not writing like that/ speaking in the workplace, then surely it’s fine?

Yanbu

What about “to”?

My personal annoyance at the moment is 'needs done' and I'm increasingly peeved by 'her and'

Of course I understand the evolution of language but some changes sound so ugly and lazy.

Cross posted, not ignoring previous posters.

@BrightYellowDaffodil Perhaps a shabby sheik Chester draws that needs gone?

@Yaflamingalah wow cockney police

I’m merely saving you from the further embarrassment of your ignorance

I grew up with travellers: "...my Daddy teached me hows to do it."

The list goes on. Still gives me the shivers thinking about the way some of them spoke. Sad that they never went to school. Cruel in fact.

Just wanted to sympathise with those of us who morn the loss of “ I’m well” or fine, thank you” rather than “I’m good” ...
What? You haven’t behaved badly...?

Example, being excited ‘for’ something... It’s ‘about’!

See also "Sorry for your loss". It's sorry "about". To be sorry for something means to pity it.

clarissa, It could have been worse. "My Daddy learned me hows to do it"!

Also see: "I borrowed it to her".

"Why would he do that?" doesn't quite mean the same as "Why did he do that?" to me, because it can be used to invite speculation on different motivations, or for something that's not happened yet.

One thing I’ve noticed that really grates is the complete disappearance of the verb ‘to be’. At first I thought it was just woke Twitter-speak, but thirteen year old DS has started to comment with phrases such as, “he tired” (when observing someone sleeping) or “she sad”. Grrrrrrr!

The use of "of" instead of "have" drives me crazy. As in "I should of told you". IT'S SHOULD HAVE!!!!

My point is that what is considered to be proper spoken English changes with time. Obviously you don't need to go back to the 16th Century, just look at 1950's literature to see the huge changes in the last century alone.

@Howlovely, or even worse:

• do you want a drink?
• you're OK

Zen1 Does your son have West Indian friends?