tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post3678223821256436863..comments2024-02-19T23:29:30.862-08:00Comments on Linda Benson: Student of LanguageLinda Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-57055858108732023482012-09-01T10:06:34.422-07:002012-09-01T10:06:34.422-07:00Derek - I agree. When a phrase starts being used i...Derek - I agree. When a phrase starts being used in movies and television, it gains a semblance of respectibility, and slowly (or quickly) slips into our daily jargon. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure Holy Crap slipped into Six Degrees of lost. *grin*<br /><br />Martin and Derek - I am more than ready for the phrase "it sucks" to have reached the tipping point, and slide over the other side.<br /><br />Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-8479701546795534472012-09-01T09:49:34.476-07:002012-09-01T09:49:34.476-07:00I love the way language evolves over time. The ph...I love the way language evolves over time. The phrase I hear a lot at the moment is "reaching a tipping point". I cannot read a newspaper without seeing this today.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />MartinMartin Bodenhamhttp://www.martinbodenham.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-88362068966645132972012-09-01T09:42:51.633-07:002012-09-01T09:42:51.633-07:00Bad things sucked back in 1986, on the East Coast!...Bad things sucked back in 1986, on the East Coast! TV and movies influence language too - think of all the catchphrases like 'Holy crap' (thanks, Peter Griffin) which become popularised by repeated use.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-18084928379114897992012-09-01T09:09:48.812-07:002012-09-01T09:09:48.812-07:00Ha ha, Patti, we certainly don't want to date ...Ha ha, Patti, we certainly don't want to date ourselves. Heaven forbid we utter "groovy" or something. I do still say "bummer" all the time (and not in reference to orphan lambs.) I hope that doesn't peg me from the 60s. But all I can say about that is "it is what it is."Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-7049699827175038682012-09-01T08:14:33.207-07:002012-09-01T08:14:33.207-07:00I LOVE words too, Linda, and really enjoyed this p...I LOVE words too, Linda, and really enjoyed this post. It is really weird how words metamorphose into something so different than we remember them "back when". How can that be? And having a 13 and 18-year-old, I'm inundated with the latest sayings. I say whatever all the time. I better change that.<br />PattiPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-73034564388113614952012-08-31T17:35:15.043-07:002012-08-31T17:35:15.043-07:00Those kids. They're just ahead of us every ste...Those kids. They're just ahead of us every step of the way. *headbang*Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-84245752080904004912012-08-31T17:25:59.130-07:002012-08-31T17:25:59.130-07:00Yes, I've been wondering where "It is wha...Yes, I've been wondering where "It is what it is" came from! Kind of meaningless. Of course it is what it is. <br /><br />One new phrase I've heard recently, like from my daughter, is "Butt hurt." (Which means you're offended).Lynne Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221452684484215980noreply@blogger.com