I ask because I caught myself being a huge hypocrite again.
I’m a millennial and I criticized a Gen Z friend for her constant use of the word ‘lowkey.’
I then realized do I not do the same thing? I often say ‘sorta’ or ‘kinda’ when I do just mean I did the thing in the same way she uses ‘lowkey.’
No, I didn’t ‘kinda’ delete a guy’s account at my stupid IT job. I DELETED HIS ACCOUNT! I didn’t ‘sorta’ leave too late for work. I FUCKING LEFT LATE!
So I am a massive fucking hypocrite who needs to just let Gen Z chill and do what the want as I am the same flavor of asshole, but what about you?
such words can be useful to signal being slightly uncomfortable about the fact… when not overused. i see your point, of course!
IRL I often use too few filler words and get perceived to be blunt or direct. So I think there is a middle ground.
like, totally!
I’ve been pretty aware of fillers from an early age and had a similar problem
I come from low socioeconomic so often a few words was enough. As I have grown and travelled I have adopted fillers, esp when writing. I often feel like I use too many which feels like I am betraying my natural way of communicating. But this also boosted by my likely ADHD. It’s usually too much, or too little, I just can’t get that middle ground.
So, similar background, and my issue is that, as I’ve traveled, widened my circle, and now (in my late 30s) made my way into higher education; I somewhat refuse to use the expanded vocabulary that these more “sophisticated” circles prefer. I feel like I’m exposing myself to thee parts of society in order to bring the better parts of it and ways of thinking back to help build my preferred community, but knowing that the only why I can bring it back is if I maintain the “local lingo” if you will. Otherwise, I feel I’ll be seen as an outsider.
I think I may have gone pretty hard and to the left of what we were originally talking about…but this is the internet, I may have just needed to scream into the void. Idk, but that constant strive for a middle ground is a familiar feeling.
I understand that and unfortunately the industries I work in expect waffle and showiness. The weird thing is in almost every exit interview my bosses tend to mention the appreciated my frankness. It must just slip out. I do get tired of the pretentiousness. It may not be that for a lot of people but that’s how it feels, like a linguistic game.
I need my filler words!
I do, but I try to catch myself from saying uh and um between sentences. Similarly, I’ve noticed I have a habit of breathing in sharply after I say something, which I’m sure no one else notices but I feel is still annoying.
since childhood i hve had a tendency to exhale before answering and people conclude i am sighing as if i am burdened by having to entertain the topic at hand. does not help my social standing.
Fuck no!
Hmm, well, uh, maybe?
Um, like, no?
You know what I mean?
I do, at the end of the day.
I’m always annoyed by the term lowkey, because in music, low key means lower pitch, and not low in volume. It’s essentially bass, and my brain cannot comprehend how it could mean what it’s supposed to mean.
i think you probably still have the meaning wrong, as i concluded it is the equivalent of “down low”,which to me is saying “don’t want this tocgo public”. you know, don’t want peoplecto notice. ensitive topic. yadda yadda.
either way, over used. i remind my 10 yo when i notice him doing it. i point out such phrases lose meaning when overused. they become fillers, not information.
It’s a photography term for low lighting
How do you feel about lowkirkenuinely
I think the meaning is still valid, bass is low key and generally lowkey, it isn’t overly noticed in a band or song.
Why use more word when less word work
Why more? Less word work
No, I mean I don’t use them needlessly or whatever. I kinda use them to sorta let my thoughts buffer.
I mean like it’s kinda like fuck man like you know like it’s kinda sorta like fuck man like fuck you know man like sorta kinda like fuck man like fuck man you know like it’s kinda like-
The curse-filler version of the rainbow wheel.
For some reason, I have an incredibly difficult time not saying like.
I bet if there were a word cloud of mymost commonly used words of all of my posts, “like” would be the sun in my fucking word solar system.
This is super common on the west coast of Canada (and I assume the United States as well.) Most of my friends from there say it constantly.
Filler words are normal, and every language has them.
I use "umm… " and “uuuh…” to let my thoughts buffer when I talk.
I would like to think I don’t use filler words but this is a good opportunity for some self reflection. Thank you.
I sometimes correct zoomers if something is actually high key.
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