I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

              • @ThatWeirdGuy1001English
                17•1 year ago

                Honestly it seems like most people have assumed that the way things are now is how they’ll always be. I’m not sure why everyone seems to think this but I’ve noticed it everywhere with almost everyone.

                There’s this sense that everyone seems dug in and rooted and acting like their entire world isn’t subject to change on a whim.

                It’s really fuckin weird.

            • @[email protected]English
              0•1 year ago

              And we don’t give a fuck about you thinking we sound like a fifth grader.

              Your existence is meaningless and has no influence on the world, let alone our lives, fr fr no cap.

      • @_number8_English
        -10•1 year ago

        someone on reddit got pissed at me for not writing a ‘coherent’ comment, ie because i didn’t use enough capital letters. so anachronistic, don’t you know the style now old man?

            • @schmidtsterEnglish
              0•1 year ago

              Many don’t agree with words that have been accepted into Oxford or other dictionaries. So the sarcasm falls flat.

        • AggressivelyPassiveEnglish
          6•1 year ago

          …or it makes you bad at communicating, which is the entire purpose of your comment, and language in general.

          Maybe you shouldn’t ride on such high linguistic horses?

    • SonnyVabitchEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      Also, the kids they were telling off in the early nineties are pushing fifty now and won’t take any shit from an octogenarian.