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Taking general banter literally, as one of the ‘not dead yet’ crew, is anyone suffering from my struggle to keep up with tags and acronyms?

As I browse the ‘net or read the paper these days, lots of talk about Gen X, Gen Z, gen whatever, I am totally lost after ‘baby boomers’. Apparently these tags are meant to strike some immediate recognition and waypoint? Not? Mind you, do I care?

After that there is acronym speak. Those endless little short versions that save the lazy or the short attention span from just spelling out what they mean in long hand.

Does this mean that I have finally become irrelevant or lacking in literacy? No longer part of the cognocenti? Unhip or unhinged, out of the loop etc. Mmm Square?

I guess if you don’t spend your every minute typing rubbish with your thumbs on a small screen you might as well BE dead?

At 73 biologically and still 20 in my head I think I am pretty well informed and curious about life and the world in general. Love a good debate or lively discussion but is it brain death when trying to follow an argument or article I need a dictionary of the latest shorthand to reasonably follow the text? Language is going down the drain and I am not even allowed to swear any more in case I upset a snowflake. One grumpy old dude.

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Right behind you, all the way (70, going on 17 !).

I blame auntie, for encouraging dumbing down in language, and diction. They’ve also done a pretty good job of portraying motorcyclists as the villains of the highway, over the generations.

Keep on Grumblin’ :nerd_face:

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I use Google for this kind of stuff, it’s usually helpful. :grin:

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Oh sure but that’s kinda ‘after the fact’ research no? :grin:

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Well it’s after me not knowing what that means when I’ve read it so I have to look it up. :grin:

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Haha! Gotcha! I was thinking more about in a conversation. Of course my computer savvy son whose phone is permanently attached to him.. his thumbs would be a blur and instant education. Makes me crazy.. or jealous? Everything these days is instant gratification! Trouble is I kinda like to go a bit slower? Thus, I shall soon be extinct! :face_with_spiral_eyes:

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One evening, whilst chatting to my youngest daughter about phones etc, we tested her and she managed to type “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” on her phone without even looking at the screen!
Kids eh

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It is truly scary! :open_mouth:

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That should be ‘the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.’ Otherwise you’re missing the S. But I get your point.

Best Regards

Mr A Pedant.

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