First teenage slang to annoy me, I swear

[ckay87]

I majored in English, I'm interested in languages, and yet I'm pretty forgiving with new or trendy jargon (new spellings, not so much). Anyway, my son has adopted a new one that may be the very first to annoy me.

It is the use of "trying to" in place of "want to." For example, he asked his friends "who's trying to go swimming?" This really means "who wants to go swimming?"

I should start to get the hang of it, but it still throws me. The other day he said "mom, you trying to go to McDonalds?" And I responded "no sir, I try NOT to go to McDonalds unless there are no other options."

Is anyone else hearing this also?

 

[sam_gordon]

I majored in English, I'm interested in languages, and yet I'm pretty forgiving with new or trendy jargon (new spellings, not so much). Anyway, my son has adopted a new one that may be the very first to annoy me.

It is the use of "trying to" in place of "want to." For example, he asked his friends "who's trying to go swimming?" This really means "who wants to go swimming?"

I should start to get the hang of it, but it still throws me. The other day he said "mom, you trying to go to McDonalds?" And I responded "no sir, I try NOT to go to McDonalds unless there are no other options."

Is anyone else hearing this also?

Not yet. I do need to teach my teen DD the correct use of "literally" though.

 

[ckay87]

Not yet. I do need to teach my teen DD the correct use of "literally" though.

LOL, is she literally going to die?

 

[jgh]

That makes absolutely no sense to me...haha.

 

[goofyintoronto]

I havent heard that yet either.

One thing that really irritates me is when teens over-use the word "random".
Like "thats so random" (when it actually isnt). Or "youre so random".

 

[CupcakeKelly]

Not yet. I do need to teach my teen DD the correct use of "literally" though.

Do it now, it could be too late when they get older. You don't know how often I say to my husband "Oh really, so what could you care less about?"

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Sick. That annoys me, especially when my 13 year old cousin (who lives in my house) says, "That be sick," meaning "that is amazing" or whatever.

 

[penn19]

I majored in English, I'm interested in languages, and yet I'm pretty forgiving with new or trendy jargon (new spellings, not so much). Anyway, my son has adopted a new one that may be the very first to annoy me.

It is the use of "trying to" in place of "want to." For example, he asked his friends "who's trying to go swimming?" This really means "who wants to go swimming?"

I should start to get the hang of it, but it still throws me. The other day he said "mom, you trying to go to McDonalds?" And I responded "no sir, I try NOT to go to McDonalds unless there are no other options."

Is anyone else hearing this also?

I haven't heard that one. And it would bother me. Probably not as much though as around here where (Im in Texas) its acceptable to say "wanting". Like "anyone WANTING more information call me". I see it on official type emails from teachers etc...Drives me insane. I weep for our youth......

 

[mamacatnv]

My teen does not use that phrase but she has 2 others that annoy me.

She starts just about every story with the words, "so apparently" and instead of asking for the butter or saying, "please pass the butter" she says "can I see the butter" We hold it up for her to look at, say "see" and put it back down, she still persists

 

[willowsnn3]

Haven't heard that one yet, but probably will as I live with 4 grandkids ages 8 to 19.
One that I detest, and I have heard people of all ages & backgrounds use is: 'oh, my bad' when they make a mistake. I just really, really want to

 

[Bean786]

I majored in English, I'm interested in languages, and yet I'm pretty forgiving with new or trendy jargon (new spellings, not so much). Anyway, my son has adopted a new one that may be the very first to annoy me.

It is the use of "trying to" in place of "want to." For example, he asked his friends "who's trying to go swimming?" This really means "who wants to go swimming?"

I should start to get the hang of it, but it still throws me. The other day he said "mom, you trying to go to McDonalds?" And I responded "no sir, I try NOT to go to McDonalds unless there are no other options."

Is anyone else hearing this also?

Guilty! I do this and I'm not a teen lol Where are you from?

 

[Caropooh]

Sick. That annoys me, especially when my 13 year old cousin (who lives in my house) says, "That be sick," meaning "that is amazing" or whatever.

or 'that's dope!' I heard a guy tell a girl the other day that her cell phone case was 'dope!'

 

[ILUVALASKA]

Not limited to teens, but what is with the "Go ahead and..". For example, you are at a store, and the clerk will say "Go ahead and swipe your card." I hear "go ahead" all the time. Drives me nuts.

So does..."I seen," "Her and I," instead of "She and I" when used as the subject, or "You did good." UGH. No one seems to know when to use adverbs vs. adjectives.

 

[mom2cookies]

I get annoyed when they say and use : wit instead of with. I correct my kids texts all the time. Tell them they are all high school graduate, speak/ write like it. Also I've read where teens will comment on a photo with " so totes adorbs" lol Ugh I can't stand when they shorten words that don't even make sense to shorten.

 

[minkydog]

Made up words, unnecessary words, and improper tense agreement, and noun-verb agreement.
--"Like, there I was, like,in the haunted house, you know? And there was, like, this apparition, you know? It, like, freaked me out!"

Or

--"He be all in my face and I'm jes sayin', like, Get out my face, boy! Then he bay-mama, she be like, "He MY man!".


I guess it's not any more annoying that some stuff that we said (and still say) such as
--"I'm fixin' to go up to the store and get me a cherry Coke. You wanna come? " Which in the dialect of the Deep South might sound like this:
I finn a go-da da stoe n get me a cheer Coke. You wah come?" That used to drive my Yankee father absolutely up the wall. Which is why we did it.

 

[wiigirl]

Sick. That annoys me, especially when my 13 year old cousin (who lives in my house) says, "That be sick," meaning "that is amazing" or whatever.

 

[Sparkly]

Not limited to teens, but what is with the "Go ahead and..". For example, you are at a store, and the clerk will say "Go ahead and swipe your card." I hear "go ahead" all the time. Drives me nuts.

Mum hates it when people on TV say that.

 

[mamacatnv]

Totes - I have several friends who will say "Totes" which I believe is supposed to me "more" or "extra" or means this
They will say "that is totes awesome" or use it to agree with someone else, kind of like hitting the like button but instead they will say Totes

This totes thing has me completely confused

 

[ashley0139]

Totes - I have several friends who will say "Totes" which I believe is supposed to me "more" or "extra" or means this
They will say "that is totes awesome" or use it to agree with someone else, kind of like hitting the like button but instead they will say Totes

This totes thing has me completely confused

It means totally. Totes. "That is totally awesome." "Totes awesome."

Not my favorite, but not the worst I hear.

 

[mamacatnv]

It means totally. Totes. "That is totally awesome." "Totes awesome."

Not my favorite, but not the worst I hear.

Ahhhhhhhh thank you for the clarity.