Has anyone else noticed that kids seem to be getting a little bit dumber with each passing year? It’s true. Just this morning when I was on the V train heading into work, minding my own business, trying to catch a few extra minutes of unconsciousness before the insanity of the day began, two female teenagers that I assume were on their way to school, began having a very loud conversation across the aisle from each other, making it impossible not to overhear.
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“So like he was waiting for me after class and he’s all like, ‘did you get my text last night?’ And I’m like, ‘Ummmmmmmm yea’ and he’s all like, ‘Well why aint you holla back at me?’ And I was like, “Mmmmm I dunno.’ So like, I’m not sure what to do with that”
“Mmmmmmmmm hm. That’s crazy girl.”
“Yea, I mean, I know I looked good, but I don’t know if I wanna tie myself down right now.” ………………….
I’ll spare you the rest. You get the picture. But what’s worse than the ridiculousness of that conversation, considering that neither girl was very attractive, was the piss-poor grammar. It hurts the ears, and it’s really unacceptable. Who is to blame for this? The parents? The schools? The mean streets of Queens? No child who is attending school should speak like this. It’s awful!! No employer will ever hire a kid who speaks like that. At least not in any job that would require them to speak.
And it’s not only about what kids are saying, but it’s about what, or I should say, how, they are writing. It’s scary. My own teenage sister is a past offender. Over the years I’ve received texts and e-mails from her saying things like:
- wat’s up?
- Subway Gal, is that realy nesessary?
- Can you help Ashley and me with are philosfy paper?
- Ok, luv you byby 4%7*k#!!>3
It got so bad that I was forced to buy her a dictionary as part of her Sweet Sixteen birthday gift. It was pink. And pocket-sized. Pretty handy, and adorable, if I do say so myself. Of course she’s a little bit older and a little bit wiser now, but it was pretty funny back in the day.
I blame technology for this one. I hand-wrote my papers in school. There was no fancy “spell-check” to tell me if I spelled something incorrectly. I needed to figure that out on my own, and if I wasn’t sure, I had to look it up in an actual dictionary and not just type it into dictionary.com. Nowadays you don’t need to know the actual spelling of a word. As long as you can sound-it-out well-enough, Microsoft Word will guide you towards the correct spelling.
But there is good news. You can help. Help save America’s youth. And help save America from stupid people. Do your part. Next time you see a teenager on the street, throw em a dictionary.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
ahahahaha! you are so right. i am appalled by today’s youth. i can’t believe how poorly kids talk and dress and act. it’s sad.
November 4th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I cannot stand it when someone says fustrated instead of frustrated, or “it lookdid good”. Lookdid is not a word people. And since we are on the topic of butchered words, tooken instead of taken falls into that category. Don’t even get me started on the pants drooping down to their knees. I just want to go up to these kids and yank them up and give them a belt!
November 4th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
I blame spellcheck too. I’m guilty of not being able to spell because of this program!
November 5th, 2009 at 7:26 am
I never thought I’d say this, but RESPECT YOUR ELDERS. And we are now elders when compared to these high school teenagers. For some odd reason, I’m convinced that they are all up to no good.