*angrily shakes walking stick*
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Yesterday I heard a kid use "trending" to mean popular. This was at a carnival, referring to a ride "trending" in the sense of having a long line. Feel like this is the modern version of LOL and OMG escaping into conversation.
by Zach Weinersmith at https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social/post/3lsr2cs55jc2h
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Yesterday I heard a kid use "trending" to mean popular. This was at a carnival, referring to a ride "trending" in the sense of having a long line. Feel like this is the modern version of LOL and OMG escaping into conversation.
by Zach Weinersmith at https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social/post/3lsr2cs55jc2h
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Except nobody ever said LOL or OMG outside of texting like a weirdo. People just aren't taught proper verbiage and they now use their slang in actual conversation which makes them less likely to be understood by the majority
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Yesterday I heard a kid use "trending" to mean popular. This was at a carnival, referring to a ride "trending" in the sense of having a long line. Feel like this is the modern version of LOL and OMG escaping into conversation.
by Zach Weinersmith at https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social/post/3lsr2cs55jc2h
I hate it when the hip kids these days use the word "popular." They're not even referring to populare politicians! They're not referring to populares; they're not even referring to the optimates! Kids these days with their new fangled slang.
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Yesterday I heard a kid use "trending" to mean popular. This was at a carnival, referring to a ride "trending" in the sense of having a long line. Feel like this is the modern version of LOL and OMG escaping into conversation.
by Zach Weinersmith at https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social/post/3lsr2cs55jc2h
I blame capitalism.
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Except nobody ever said LOL or OMG outside of texting like a weirdo. People just aren't taught proper verbiage and they now use their slang in actual conversation which makes them less likely to be understood by the majority
If you've never heard someone say those letters out loud, your crowd hella neurotypical
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If you've never heard someone say those letters out loud, your crowd hella neurotypical
Was just about to post some "what are you talking about?! Lots of people said..." but maybe that says something about the number of diagnosese my friend group have accumulated...
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Except nobody ever said LOL or OMG outside of texting like a weirdo. People just aren't taught proper verbiage and they now use their slang in actual conversation which makes them less likely to be understood by the majority
Lots of people did exactly that. It was obnoxious, and everyone hated them for it.
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Was just about to post some "what are you talking about?! Lots of people said..." but maybe that says something about the number of diagnosese my friend group have accumulated...
Yeah nah I'm not mad at them, just a little jealous maybe. They sidestepped an entire pet peeve
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Yesterday I heard a kid use "trending" to mean popular. This was at a carnival, referring to a ride "trending" in the sense of having a long line. Feel like this is the modern version of LOL and OMG escaping into conversation.
by Zach Weinersmith at https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social/post/3lsr2cs55jc2h
Chat, is this real?
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Yesterday I heard a kid use "trending" to mean popular. This was at a carnival, referring to a ride "trending" in the sense of having a long line. Feel like this is the modern version of LOL and OMG escaping into conversation.
by Zach Weinersmith at https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social/post/3lsr2cs55jc2h
Honestly that's great. It's a pretty fitting word imo.
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Lots of people did exactly that. It was obnoxious, and everyone hated them for it.
Lot's of people still do and I think it's completely fine
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Yesterday I heard a kid use "trending" to mean popular. This was at a carnival, referring to a ride "trending" in the sense of having a long line. Feel like this is the modern version of LOL and OMG escaping into conversation.
by Zach Weinersmith at https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social/post/3lsr2cs55jc2h
wrote on last edited by [email protected]::: spoiler spoiler
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Chat, is this real?
Asking chat is no longer meta. Now we ask chatgpt
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Except nobody ever said LOL or OMG outside of texting like a weirdo. People just aren't taught proper verbiage and they now use their slang in actual conversation which makes them less likely to be understood by the majority
I distinctly remember people saying “rofl” and “zomg” specifically when I was in high school/college
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Lot's of people still do and I think it's completely fine
Yeah I don’t get why people die on this weird hill all the time. It feels wildly and unnecessarily judgmental
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Asking chat is no longer meta. Now we ask chatgpt
wrote on last edited by [email protected]@grok is this true?
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If you've never heard someone say those letters out loud, your crowd hella neurotypical
I have a friend that says pmo out loud. I haven't said anything about it, and I don't think it will.
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I distinctly remember people saying “rofl” and “zomg” specifically when I was in high school/college
I still today use, and hear familiar millennial use, "lmao"
Usually ironically with a twinge of negativity. Pronounced "luh-mow"
IE "Did you here the US elected Trump again?" "lmao"
Usually only used on its own, it suddenly sounds weird if you put it in a sentence but purely just used as a response to show ironic dissatisfaction quickly.
Pretty much the verbal equivalent of an eyeroll.
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@grok is this true?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]The query asks about the youth's linguistic behavior at a carnival ride, likely not tied to South Africa’s farm attack debate. Without specific details, I can’t say for sure if it's true. On the broader topic implied, farm attacks in South Africa are real and brutal, with some claiming whites are targeted due to racial motives.
/grok
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I still today use, and hear familiar millennial use, "lmao"
Usually ironically with a twinge of negativity. Pronounced "luh-mow"
IE "Did you here the US elected Trump again?" "lmao"
Usually only used on its own, it suddenly sounds weird if you put it in a sentence but purely just used as a response to show ironic dissatisfaction quickly.
Pretty much the verbal equivalent of an eyeroll.
Interesting usually hear that as “luh-mayo” but always used very strictly ironically/to be annoying
