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[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I'm old enough to have noticed that a huge amount of language has changed in American English in the Westcoast at least. It's pretty remarkable even myself and other middle aged people I know have changed their word use and slang.

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 8 points 2 years ago

It has changed a lot! But I'm bound and determined to keep "hella" alive, even if no one understands what I'm saying.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago

I noticed rad has made a resurgence in the past decade or so

[-] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 3 points 2 years ago

'cause it's a tubular word, doy. (and for a brief moment, I was a kid in the '80s again)

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago

I think we used gnarly a lot back then too

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

It later made its way to the ski/snowboard communities, and I wouldn't be surprised if it came back, i.e., "Shreddin' the gnar."

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