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I don't like the way my son talks

102 replies

Hamjamwich · 16/01/2022 18:41

He's copying this from somewhere ? Talking in a ridiculous accent. Sounds like :
Man, innit, nah,
If he says "actually", he pronounces it "actulee"
His friends and family don't talk like this.
I keep correcting his speech but it continues and is driving me crazy. It sounds horrible. Only place I guess he could be copying it from could be You Tube?

OP posts:
crochetmonkey74 · 16/01/2022 21:26

Ignore random accent on last e
No French pronunciation here 😁

NinaDefoe · 16/01/2022 21:26

Ah, the OP says Ac-tue-lee.
I say Ac-tue-ally

MrsTimRiggins · 16/01/2022 21:31

Being a teenager is fraught with the potholes of being cool in front of your friends and just trying to fit in. That’s why he’s doing it, and that’s why I think it’s a real dick move to try and embarrass him in front of said friends, as has been suggested.
It’s a phase, it’ll pass… and he’ll probably be embarrassed when he looks back!

Kleptronic · 16/01/2022 21:31

Count yourself lucky, mine affects a Lancashire accent in rebellion at living in Liverpool 🤷🏼‍♀️

FrecklesMalone · 16/01/2022 21:37

Ds1 is a real roadman. Not.
We all take the piss. Especially as it does with a second gen Asian twang as most of his mates are Asian. It is very embarrassing in public spaces, sounds like he is taking the piss.

ponkydonkey · 16/01/2022 21:41

Ha yes they grow out of it...

Just repeat it back to him... I also told my son to watch Ali G

Your from a Home Counties small town dear not the ghetto.... 🤣🤣

SliceOfCakeCupOfTea · 16/01/2022 21:45

Ack-tue-leee is the only way I can spell how I say it....doesn't seem much different from the OPs son but I'm from Newcastle and speak like a born and bred Geordie.

SunnySideDownBriefly · 16/01/2022 21:45

This has made me laugh so much. My stepson has been doing this for years - he's going to 21 soon...is it really going to stop? We try to keep quiet and just accept it because he's had problems with a stammer in the past but it is v cringe.

SirChenjins · 16/01/2022 21:49

It’s how parenting teens works - they get to wind you up and you get to be annoyed by them. It’s just another phase they go through, you just have to grit your teeth and smile indulgently at them. Then when they’re adults you can remind them of their teenage behaviour and you’ll both have a good laugh, I promise!

WonderfulYou · 16/01/2022 21:58

😂😂 this is such a teenage boy thing!
He’s just trying to be cool.
I would just ignore it and he’ll grow out of it.

WonderfulYou · 16/01/2022 21:59

Your from a Home Counties small town dear not the ghetto.... 🤣🤣

😂😂😂

Lysianthus · 16/01/2022 21:59

If anyone is old enough to remember Tim Westwood, then imagine what his father, the Bishop of Peterborough, made of his accent......
OP, your son will either grow out of it, or make a career of it.

HardbackWriter · 16/01/2022 22:25

@Lysianthus

If anyone is old enough to remember Tim Westwood, then imagine what his father, the Bishop of Peterborough, made of his accent...... OP, your son will either grow out of it, or make a career of it.
Oh god I do remember him and just looked him up. Do you know he is now 64?!
HardbackWriter · 16/01/2022 22:25

I really hope OP's son has grown out of it by the time he's 64!

BobLemon · 16/01/2022 22:41

I highly recommend now only calling him “my G”.

MrsTimRiggins · 17/01/2022 11:51

@HardbackWriter

I really hope OP's son has grown out of it by the time he's 64!
😂 can’t get over Tim Westwood-wood-wood ( Grin ) being 64 tbh.
Original poster
Hamjamwich · 17/01/2022 13:02

Thanks everyone. Calm innit

OP posts:
Arethechildreninbedyet · 17/01/2022 13:04

@Hamjamwich

He's copying this from somewhere ? Talking in a ridiculous accent. Sounds like : Man, innit, nah, If he says "actually", he pronounces it "actulee" His friends and family don't talk like this. I keep correcting his speech but it continues and is driving me crazy. It sounds horrible. Only place I guess he could be copying it from could be You Tube?
Tell him you find it cute and make lots of aww faces. He’ll stop sharpish at least in front of you.

They think it’s hard. It mimics the London accent a lot of celebrities have. He’ll outgrow it.

ANameChangeAgain · 17/01/2022 13:07

I would have to laugh and nickname him "road man", that'll stop him.

buddylicious · 31/01/2022 04:50

I won't do this, but it's so tempting to show my teenager this thread so they can realise how ridiculous we all think they sound Smile

autienotnaughty · 31/01/2022 05:06

@BobLemon

I highly recommend now only calling him “my G”.
I do that 😂😂😂
FunkyPhantom · 31/01/2022 05:18

If anyone wants some inspiration or tips on speaking in the street language......check out Armstrong and Miller doing their pilots sketches on YouTube, you'll be fluent in no time 😆👍

Here they are checking out some ladies 👍

itsgettingweird · 31/01/2022 05:51

When my ds copies slang talk etc to the point it makes little sense - I just quietly don't understand.

As in he'll say something to me in a completely street language and I'll smile.

Later on when what he wants doesn't happen I'll just say sweetly "oh I must have misunderstood as I only do the queens English"

So now he at least attempts to speak normally to me WinkGrin

miltonj · 31/01/2022 05:56

I still subconsciously slip back into this now and I'm 28, married with kids Grin

Northernsoullover · 31/01/2022 05:59

I'll just leave this here Grin

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