Saturday, September 5, 2020

Tumblr Thread: Linguistics Misunderstandings Between Generations


This quick Tumblr thread highlights the main linguistics misunderstandings between the millennials and older generations. It boils down to saying "you're welcome" instead of "no problem" after being told, "thank you." The vampire analogy was spot on. 

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Text - Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom Dear Every Cashier in America: the proper response to "thank you" is "you're welcome," not "no problem." And *you're* supposed to thank *me* 9/12/15, 8:31 PM trjoel "Millennials are so entitled"

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Text - lucasnoahs Actually, the you're welcome'/'no probiem" issue is simply a linguistics misunderstanding.. Older ppl tend to say you're welcome, younger ppl tend to say no problem. This is because for older people the act of helping or assiating someone is seen as a task that is not expected of them, but is them doing extra, so it's saying 'I accept your thanks because I know I deserve it. "No problem', however, is used because younger people feel not only that helping or assisting someone is

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Text - friendlyneighborhoodcommiescum A cunning vampire door-to-door salesperson who stands in people's doorways and talks until they can find a convenient moment to drop their pen and the person picks it up and the vampire says oh "Thank you" and the person says "you're welcome" and the vampire smiles a big fangy grin and steps inside

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Text - And that's this vampire's modus operandi for decades And then the language starts to change and suddenly millenials have homes and the vampire thanks them and they say "oh, no problem" and the vampire is like ???????????????? this was not the plan anneboleyns honestly the most unbelievable part of this is where millennials have homes eggcats the second most unbelievable is that the millennials don't just offer themselves up to die Source: cupofcoffin

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