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Words that make you sound your age..

Syringer

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Aug 2, 2001
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I've recently been successful at removing "like" from my vocabulary when it's unnecessary, and I'm trying to limit others as well..for instance "pretty much", "or something". What else is there?

/yes spider counts as well
 

Leper Messiah

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Dec 13, 2004
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Hm. I don't really use any "GenX" terms. Besides Chick. But that's been in use since the 70s. Well, I sometimes use dude, but its not every other word.
 

Trey22

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Oct 31, 2003
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You can't pre-pwn or anti-pwn yourself, so other than "spider"... the phrase I'm attempting to eliminate from my vocabulary is, "I understand". Seem to say it alot a work.
 

KarenMarie

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Sep 20, 2003
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nifty
neato
holy cow

cannot think of any other right now, but will when i try to go to sleep, no doubt.

and there are a lot of racial, religious and cultural words that we used growing up that were not meant in any harm, were rarely taken as offense that are now considered a hate crime to use. ;)
 

Penth

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Mar 9, 2004
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aiight sounds kind of like 'ite' with just a little a before it. You would probably have to hear it to get it right though.
 

Green Man

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Jan 21, 2001
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Originally posted by: Penth
aiight sounds kind of like 'ite' with just a little a before it. You would probably have to hear it to get it right though.


Like ah-ite?
what is it, like some new armor in runescape? I thought I had most of the last 30 years covered, but people are bringing up some word I've never heard of.

I feel left out and old :(
 

LtPage1

Diamond Member
Jan 15, 2004
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"pretty much" "random" "dude"

We started saying "aiight" back in like 7th grade, 6 years ago.
 

amicold

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Feb 7, 2005
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Originally posted by: Green Man
Originally posted by: Penth
aiight sounds kind of like 'ite' with just a little a before it. You would probably have to hear it to get it right though.


Like ah-ite?
what is it, like some new armor in runescape? I thought I had most of the last 30 years covered, but people are bringing up some word I've never heard of.

I feel left out and old :(

It's a play on ebonics to be honest. Basically it's alright in ebonics. "Aiight?!"
 

TraumaRN

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Jun 5, 2005
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sometimes i forget that not everyone knows what a GSW or MVA is when i'm talking about my day at the hospital