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What's Up! (a Disease)

What's Up has to be the most contagious saying in the world. From visiting other countries (Germany ,England,France) , I would say they are very formal people. These countries greet each other with the saying of the day. (Good Morning , Afternoon , or Evening) But have you ever noticed in America we tend to use a lot of slang. Not all Americans use slang , but a good majority do. But just from my experience foreigners will always greet Americans with What's Up ! The saying What's Up is so contagious , the Iraqi's are using it now. When I first came to Iraq it was Good Morning or How are you my friend. Now it's Wuuzz Up! Do any of you remember the Budweiser commercial when everybody just said Wuuuz Up through the whole commercial ? Well that's what Iraq reminds me of now. ! What are your thoughts about "Wuuz Up"!

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<*Rant On*> you are all forwarned

I absolutely hate, loathe, detest, despise, disdain, disfavor, disparage, scorn, shudder at, shun,spurn, abhor, and really dislike that *phrase*. It is rude. If you can not take the time to form a proper greeting, then Do Not Speak At All.

A friend used to use that *phrase* every time he called me. I would answer the phone and then I would hear Whazzz Up. The first few times was okay ~ I didn't like it, but I looked past that. But every time I answered the phone and it was him, there was that Horrible *Whazzz Up* again. I finally told him that if he couldn't find something better to ask/say, then the next time I heard *Whazzzz Up* from him I was hanging up the phone. After about three times of me hanging up, he finally got the message and no longer uses it around/to me.

Another *phrase* I really dislike is . . .You Know. Feel exactly the same way about it as I do Whazzz Up.

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When I was studying english, they always taught me 'What's up', I don't use it much, I rather to be formal sometimes . But I do not like "Whazzzz Up". It is annoyning It sounds terrible

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Whuuz Up AGene! Well now I know how to get you mad. But on the serious tip , that saying can get annoying real quick. I think Martin Lawrence made that saying popular. And yes , I hate the saying "You Know". I didn't hear that one til this year. Who made that one popular ?

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What gets me annoyed very quickly is the term "like". I don't know if it's just regional to here in Utah (I doubt it), but I work with a girl who like uses like to fill in like gaps when she can't like figure out like what she is like trying to like say.

DRIVES ME NUTS!!

I would also have to say that "you know", as well as the "f word" get used very similarly as well.

I think if you are going to speak, you should put together sentences free of profanity and slang. I am by far nowhere close to being an english major, but I do appreciate a well thought out sentence. Obscenity especially comes across as a lack of knowledge. You take an "einstein" and have him start throwing in the f-word here and there, and all of a sudden, I look like the genius!!

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Wow, I did not realize the hatred out there for what I would refer to as California slang. I honestly do not detest these phrases, I have to admit that around friends I will sometimes use them, but I do agree that they have their time and place. I would not expect the president of the US to greet someone with 'What's up", but I would not get mad at a fellow college student (when I was in college) who said "What's up" in the hallway or library.
I would also say that this type of banter is not limited to the US. Having lived in Trinidad for a while, and LDS_forever can probably attest to this, there are lots of phrases and greetings that are used, that are probably not the most intelligent. I think you just get used to it and move on. If you dont like it, then dont use it yourself, but people are going to look for the next catchy phrase and hang on to it for as long as they can.

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Oh my heavens, *You Know* has been around for decades. Back in 1977-1980 my niece, who is now 42 years old!!!, used to use it like the Cali Girls use *Like*. *Like, You Know!*

I guess each generation, ahem, decade(?) has its catch phrases. But what I detest, etc.,etc.,etc. is when the catch phrase is the only thing used.

Language is beautiful, let's not cheapen and trash it with the overuse of slang and (another pet peeve of mine) abbreviations. Even here on the Forum we use a minimum of 15 sensible words to get our point of view across.

I couldn't agree with you more, patmanutah. As a matter of fact, the less you use obscenities, vulgarity and filth in your language when you are debating something, or especially when you are angry, the more others will listen to you and heed what you say. Also I have done this repeatedly, when someone is speaking and most of their language is vulgar, I calmly and in a non-aggressive way tell the speaker that I do not appreciate the potty mouth, please desist or I will stop listening to you and leave. Every time they have stopped! Every time. Once our conversation is over. I thank them for refraining from using potty language. The next time I encounter that person, they stop using potty language while I am present.

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A recent talk given at church pointed out the fact that a particular lost civilization's language became corrupted before they disappeared from the world.

The speaker pointed out that our language is now becoming corrupted -- with slang, filthy words, and so forth. He used as an example a man and woman he had observed arguing out on the sidewalk in front of his office -- they could hardly form a thought! They merely shouted obscenities at each other.

How long before we become a lost civilization, and future historians look back on us as having had a corrupt language? the Whaaazzz Uuuup and "Like, Y'know" and mispronunciations, misspellings, poor grammar and punctuation, etc. etc. etc. are all signs of corruption.

In my opinion, of course.
Roz