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In reply to the discussion: Which buzzword, phrase, expression, jargon, slang term is "bugging" you right now---political or not... [View all]ShazzieB
(21,202 posts)43. It may sound ridiculous to some.
But it's not a buzzword. It's regional slang, which often sounds weird to those outside the region(s) in question.
For example, I'm from Illinois, but I spent 3 years in eastern North Carolina, which included getting used to the regional slang there. Instead of saying they needed to get in touch with someone, people would say, "I need to get up with so-and-so." Sounds pretty weird till you get used to it.
In Illinois, people say "come with" all the time, so it sounds perfectly normal to me. "I'm going to [name of place]. Do you want to come with?" is just our shorthand for "I'm going to [name of place]? Do you want come with me?"
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Which buzzword, phrase, expression, jargon, slang term is "bugging" you right now---political or not... [View all]
hlthe2b
Mar 2025
OP
How foolish to follow every word of a stranger who self-proclaims expertise as a "Influencer"...
hlthe2b
Mar 2025
#23
No one said education automatically equates to expertise, but lack of education sans equivalent experience
hlthe2b
Mar 2025
#27
Try reading again. I said nothing of the kind. Experience can replace formal education in many many
hlthe2b
Mar 2025
#32
I'm a geezer and it drives me cra cra when the younger generation end a sentence with an upward inflection.
mitch96
Mar 2025
#12
Never heard this until we moved to Illinois in 1994. I grew up in western upstate NY - Rochester
3catwoman3
Apr 2025
#45
The word "like" inserted at least every fifth word in a sentence. Folks from ages 10 through 60.
LuckyLib
Mar 2025
#39