Wordy

I have just read the last post I wrote, wow...pretty heavy stuff. Here is something less emotional:

Word fashion

It's always fascinated me how words/sentences/sayings come and go depending on fashion. I still use 'old' fashionable words like 'awesome' but the newest one to come to my attention is 'good times'. This is used in reference to something being experienced by someone and then classed as a time to remember...you would think. NO! Not always, people now have started using in a sarcastic manner. "Just got beaten up and raped - good times".

So that's another new one for me to get my head around whilst still trying to retain the classics that I already use. I believe that some people actually judge me for using older 'cool' words....sorry, what's cool now?

Another new (technology derived) one is 'LOL'. I have actually heard people say LOL. Do they realise they could just laugh out loud instead?

NEW SCHOOL EXAMPLES

Good times

LOL

Fair do's

Random

I like to think that my friends and I start our own 'new words' the latest is 'babes'.

We call everyone and everything babes in a london style accent. It's a good laugh, i'd even go as far as 'good time' but I dont want to be ripped apart.

OLD SCHOOL EXAMPLES

Old school

Rad

Gnarly

Wicked

Awesome

Trumpet

Mad

However, I also think some of the excellent words are long gone and even though they were so descriptive they have been replaced by mere childish terminologies instead (is terminology a word?)

CLASSIC EXAMPLES

Crumbs

Wonderful

Wind your neck in

Crikey

These (and many others) should be brought back into circulation so I leave it to you to try and regenerate the wonderful English language!