What's this new Language and Lifestyle??

FlutterinBantam · 27-08-2008 2:46pm #1

Have been listening to the radio and reading the papers and notice that people are now being described as "Adventurers"

:eek:WTF !! Who funds these dudes and what do you have to do to be an adventurer other than have a hard neck.??

Any "adventurers" out there??

Also notice a new language creeping in amongst the same coterie of people.

Long ago people climbed mountains and reached the top, now they "Summit"

I "summited" Mt. leinster at 1400hrs and two hours later "summited" on Kippure.!!!

Also we have "medaling", as in I am in the 400m final and expect to "medal".
I would have said "get placed" or come in the top three or something.

What's it all about??

dr.bollocko · 27-08-2008 2:50pm

That sir, is the bastardisation of the english tongue by those who do not deserve the gift of it in the first place.
And adventurers have been around ages summiting this and pillaging that.

phasers · 27-08-2008 2:51pm

I summitted yore ma last night, where's me bleedin medal

dr.bollocko · 27-08-2008 2:52pm

phasers wrote: »

I summitted yore ma last night, where's me bleedin medal

Burn yer arse on the lightbulb did ya?

Degsy · 27-08-2008 2:57pm

What about the dirtbags,influenced by Mcdonalds speak of "I'm loving something" or "I'm liking something" rather than "I love something" or "I like something".
Its bad enough that mcdonalds is responsible for enoughof the fat fools we see around teh place without it being responsible for the way people talk!

dr.bollocko · 27-08-2008 2:59pm

Degsy wrote: »

What about the dirtbags,influenced by Mcdonalds speak of "I'm loving something" or "I'm liking something" rather than "I love something" or "I like something".
Its bad enough that mcdonalds is responsible for enoughof the fat fools we see around teh place without it being responsible for the way people talk!

It's feckin worse in france. "C'est tout ce que j'aime."
or It's all that I love.
What about your mammy? Slowly but surely Mickey D's is turning into the big brother state. We slobber at it's teat now. Won't be long before the change over happens and you are taking orders from your happy meal toy (the head of a muslim insurgent.)

BroomBurner · 27-08-2008 3:00pm

At least they are using proper words, albeit in an unusual way. It's not as bad as text speak. It breaks my heart to see stuff that children write these days. Schools and colleges should never have been told to go easy on people for their spelling.

Sorry, bit of a rant there.

Jigsaw · 27-08-2008 3:04pm

Degsy wrote: »

What about the dirtbags,influenced by Mcdonalds speak of "I'm loving something" or "I'm liking something" rather than "I love something" or "I like something".
Its bad enough that mcdonalds is responsible for enoughof the fat fools we see around teh place without it being responsible for the way people talk!

That's right, it is a f*cking hateful trend. Another one I hate is when people say, "laters" or "anyways" instead of "later" or "anyway".

I was also at a pub quiz on Monday evening and I heard the quiz master say to a contestant, "You fail" in the internet epic failure sense of the word. Had never heard it said outside of the tinterweb before.