Forum: Bryce


Subject: OT: New trends in English usage

tjohn opened this issue on Sep 04, 2012 ยท 13 posts


tjohn posted Tue, 04 September 2012 at 6:03 AM

Well just one actually, but I thought others here might have some more to add.

I've noticed something becoming more prevalent lately, online and in the real world - the phrase "Just sayin'".

It is being used to follow insulting remarks in order to take some of the "sting" out of what's being said. Examples:

I can't believe you'd say someething so stupid! ...Just sayin'.

That's the ugliest baby I've ever seen. ...Just sayin'.

Sometimes it seems to be used tongue-in-cheek, other times I'm not sure.

John

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy