What is it with young people that cannot pronounce “T’s” in words?
Comes from listening to too much rap (one track may be too much).
More seriously, I think this, and many other ghettoisms come from people wanting to appear to be "hip" and "woke."
February 17, 2024, 12:46 PM
frayedends
I’ve noticed that Candace says “woman” when referring to “women”. She has corrected this lately but I just assumed it was some local accent.
These go to eleven.
February 17, 2024, 01:12 PM
OttoSig
I can tell you we don’t talk like that for any particular reason, just the way we say words.
Like Mondee, Tuesdee.
But apparently I’m an ignorant lazy person. Go figure.
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February 17, 2024, 01:39 PM
sigcrazy7
Add tada lis da portmanteau “ginormous.” Man I hae hearing dat word.
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February 17, 2024, 01:45 PM
erj_pilot
I worked with a girl in the late 90's that was from New Jersey. I noticed she did this...
Kitten - Ki-en Mitten - Mi-en etc. etc.
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February 17, 2024, 01:45 PM
DanH
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Originally posted by MNSIG: It's referred to as glottal stop and is more common in British English. Not sure why young Americans are picking it up. I don't like it.
To give Candace some credit, her husband is English and could be picking it up from him.
February 17, 2024, 01:58 PM
Bigbuck5
There is also an epidemic of people who substitute "a" when "an" is called for. Drives me nuts.
February 17, 2024, 02:46 PM
oldbill123
People mimic who they are around. There was a book written- Race to the bottom. it was written about England, but, I think it applies here. People glorify being poor and low class
February 17, 2024, 03:40 PM
P220 Smudge
quote:
Originally posted by OttoSig: I can tell you we don’t talk like that for any particular reason, just the way we say words.
Like Mondee, Tuesdee.
But apparently I’m an ignorant lazy person. Go figure.
Same. All these guys commenting about how stupid and lazy you and I are must sound like 1930’s radio announcers.
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February 17, 2024, 04:02 PM
mrvmax
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Originally posted by erj_pilot: I worked with a girl in the late 90's that was from New Jersey. I noticed she did this...
Kitten - Ki-en Mitten - Mi-en etc. etc.
Exactly, not sure why it annoys be but it does.
February 17, 2024, 04:12 PM
jljones
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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
Same. All these guys commenting about how stupid and lazy you and I are must sound like 1930’s radio announcers.
I actually sound like a 1930s DJ, thank you very much.
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February 17, 2024, 04:41 PM
nhtagmember
Intellectual laziness
February 17, 2024, 04:41 PM
oddball
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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker: There was a recent thread here in The Lounge about a new-speak trend among young folks. I can’t remember its name though. The omitted “t” might be part of it. The trend was rather like “valley girl” speak.
ETA – I was thinking “Vocal Fry”, but that’s not it.
I don't think dropping a hard T sound is equivalent to vocal fry. Dropping Ts , at least IMO, is a bit of laziness in speaking, may be regional as well.
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February 17, 2024, 04:42 PM
parabellum
It sounds ghetto to me
February 17, 2024, 05:52 PM
recoatlift
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figure.
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February 17, 2024, 05:53 PM
Milliron
quote:
Originally posted by mrvmax:
quote:
Originally posted by erj_pilot: I worked with a girl in the late 90's that was from New Jersey. I noticed she did this...
Kitten - Ki-en Mitten - Mi-en etc. etc.
Exactly, not sure why it annoys be but it does.
My eighteen year old daughter does this. I’ve never understood it, but I’m hoping it goes away.
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February 17, 2024, 06:26 PM
jed7s9b
I wonder how they ask for a tattoo? Wawwoo?
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February 17, 2024, 06:29 PM
mark123
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Originally posted by mrvmax:
quote:
Originally posted by mark123: It’s an accent.
"Yoots" (from My Cousin Vinnie) is an accent. It's not an accent. It's not exclusive to one area of the country either. I've heard young people in Texas talking like this too. It seems to be imitated, I'm not up on the latest culture for our youth, thought maybe there's a singer or someone talking like this influencing the youth.
I disagree. If I imitate a caricature cockney accent it’s still an accent. Wah-uh boh-uhl.
February 17, 2024, 06:31 PM
mark123
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Originally posted by jed7s9b: I wonder how they ask for a tattoo? Wawwoo?