to absolutely hate the how people are speaking English!

[exse24Londoner]

I really hate how we have "suddenly" starting gifting presents rather than giving them as we did only a couple of years ago. Vacations - when did we start having vacations instead of holidays?????? The other day I saw an advert for pants - turned out to be trousers. Apparently when I speak to someone it is now liaising & if I call or text, I am reaching out..... the other day someone was talking about the front end, or as I prefer to call it - the beginning!!🙄

Dont get me wrong, I love the evolution of language & that generations make it their own but this isn't that this is not teenagers or cultures developing own language its...... weird management/pop psychology speak

is it just me??

Young people today are clueless. Whenever I see lol at the end of a sentence I cringe. These people work in local authority God help us.

Split infinitives were deemed incorrect by 18th century grammarians who were trying to standardise the English language. They argued that because you could not split a Latin infinitive, and Latin was to them a ‘perfect’ language, therefore you should not split them in English.

Which is obviously complete balderdash. (There’s a lovely old word!). Latin infinitives are one word, English ditto are two.

Ah the old "gotten has been around for hundreds of years in the UK" argument. The thing is, are the British people who say "gotten" (you know, the ones who used to say "got" until a couple of years ago) using that word because they've been reading lots of 17th century literature? Or could it possibly be because of something they've seen on Netflix.....

omgggg

Yes, but they are pants plural, not a single pant.

"Can I get..." when ordering food or drink is my pet hate.

Surely it should be "Please can I have....."

And then there's an elegant little short.

“Gifting” irks me unreasonably 😂

Calling shops “stores”, ugh. “Shop in-store” - nooooo! Buy in the shop 😂

“Gifting” makes my teeth itch.
As does “elevate”.

Im in NE England and dont know ANYONE who uses the word pants for trousers.

As you quite rightly say, language evolves. It's a natural and organic process. You can't police the reasons for that evolution.

It's all the media/YouTube vids from America, gaming, online stuff. Have heard DC say 'parking lot' and other such phrases, never say film but movie. We correct but seems irreversible and ingrained. Xx

Gotten is correct. It's just not used in some dialects anymore.

The trend for female and male instead of woman and man is, I assume, due to the fact that woman and man now seem to refer to gender identity rather than sex.

So many Scottish folk saying they say pants, but what about Donald Where’s Your Troosers? At least we know in London they are definitely trousers - often of the baggy or cor blimey variety.

The main expressions that I dislike are ‘boils my piss’ and ‘makes my teeth itch’. Phrases I have seen only on MN.

We must not question the inevitable

A pant, a tee, a knit, wearing something with a red lip - all give me the rage. And it’s never just a knit - it’s a chunky knit, it’s a quiet hero, it’s elevated and it’s effortless. My eyes and ears hurt.

But then again, eating tea (instead of drinking it and eating a meal) kills me too. I’m not British so this could be why 😆

What part of ireland is that? I do accept trousers is replacing pants in a lot of ireland but the only person I know who uses pants for knickers is from NI.

‘Gotten’ was common in Middle English and was used in Britain until around the 18th century when it began to be shortened to ‘got’. However early settlers in America took the word ‘gotten’ as the past participle of ‘get’ where it has survived as part of modern American English. So in fact it is more ‘original’ or ‘correct’ than ‘got’ if you want to think like that. But it’s just language isn’t it…… and my DH is from Lancashire and has always called trousers ‘pants’……

Actually I quite like bathroom instead of toilet - it sounds genteel. I might be going to do a giant poo but it sounds like I’m going to touch up my lipstick.

Same. Also “It gets on my tits” - how did that even come about?

Not entirely sure of the origin, but I'm sick of hearing about people being on journeys that aren't, in fact, journeys.

I'm in the west. The only person I know who uses pants for knickers is from NI. Although I will accept that trousers is replacing pants.

I don't think it's a fait accompli- why does evolution equate to 'American English'? Personally, I don't see this with the young people I know.

Not everyone follows the trend of self identifying. I think you will find it more in the public sector than the private.