Upspeak?

fabbydabby

Inspired by the Things that annoy you thread below, I had begun to compile an irate post to respond, however half way through writing it, I felt it worthy of a thread of its own. I also had a cursory search for one in a similar vein already and came up with nothing but the irrelevant and inane ramblings of a rural malcontent....

There is new trend I'm seeing more and more of? You know those people? Who talk like this? Like they're asking you a question? Even when they're not asking a question? They just do it anyway? And stuff?

I asked some girls in a hotel what part of America they were from the day before yesterday. They said "Actually we're from Dublin?".

I said "First of all, that sentence is not a question. Why are you intoning it like one? Also, since when do people from Dublin speak like the cast of 90210?"

What. THE FUCK?

I know I hail from the fking sticks right, (Kilkenny) where we eat raw turnips and beat each other with hurleys all day long for entertainment (and are otherwise sheltered from the rest of the state and prevailing winds by large, looming hills), but when did this upspeaking thing happen to Ireland? Should I ring Joe Duffy?

Or like, you know, whatever?

Gummy Panda

I blame Friends

starbelgrade

fabbydabby wrote: »

Inspired by the Things that annoy you thread below, I had begun to compile an irate post to respond, however half way through writing it, I felt it worthy of a thread of its own.

It wasn't really.

fabbydabby

These girls definitely didn't have any

TeddyTedson

Oh yea, the LA South Dublin accent is what you're talking about.

Cheap Thrills!

I like, todally know ! It's so ....um, like....annoying????

Oranage2

Darnit thought the title was "Upskirt"

TanG411

I hate it. When any of my friends do it, I ask them what part of America were they born.

TeddyTedson

The Jedward twins are awful for it.
Actually they're awful full stop. I'm not homophobic or anything though. They're just...odd.

Lust4Life

I thought this was going to be about Motivational Speaking.

Quiet you

All of you should steer well clear of Dundrum shopping centre if you're no fan it. I think its where they hatch.

Superbus

I don't agree with the sentiment of the OP?

Seloth

Im Ron...Burgandy?

Jesus Wept

Literally.

It's either used to describe things that aren't in any way literal:

'I was literally out of my mind!'
'Gawd, it's so hot, I'm literally melting here.'


When waiting for someone and you call them 'I'm literally right there!' - They are not.


Or when there is just no reason to use it at all...

'I literally haven't been there in years!'.


Unfortunately this definition seems to support all these uses.
Can a knowledgeable person tell me has this always been the case or is it a case of the definition being altered to reflect all the retarded ways people are misusing the word?

I suspect it's the latter as I have seen other definitions changed in this manner.

General General

The-Rigger wrote: »

Literally.

It's either used to describe things that aren't in any way literal:

'I was literally out of my mind!'
'Gawd, it's so hot, I'm literally melting here.'


When waiting for someone and you call them 'I'm literally right there!' - They are not.


Or when there is just no reason to use it at all...

'I literally haven't been there in years!'.


Unfortunately this definition seems to support all these uses.
Can a knowledgeable person tell me has this always been the case or is it a case of the definition being altered to reflect all the retarded ways people are misusing the word?

I suspect it's the latter as I have seen other definitions changed in this manner.

One of James Joyce's Dubliners short stories features the phrase 'literally swept off her feet' or 'literally run off her feet'... iirc, critics regard it as a deliberately malformed expression, I'm guessing that Joyce wrote it (& kept it in) as it reflected a usage of the time.

Yeah.

Latchy

You mean when they say '' it's moine '' or '' I'm foine '' or '' om on da wai ,just coming up to the roundabite '' ?


Oh I love all that jazz ..it's sooooooooooo suburban Dublin


/specialy when you know the peeps using it are only doon so for the laughs

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ScumLord

fabbydabby wrote: »

Also, since when do people from Dublin speak like the cast of 90210?"

Since like forever?

FearDark

This thread is like really really good?

Latchy

Oh my gawd , this thread is loike so hawt ...

/ or maybe sooooooooo 2010 ?

/ Hmmm ....

jd007

These are probably the same people who say they are "bored.com" :mad: