I am fully aware that
languages must evolve or die, look at Latin for example or more recently
French.
After all, were it
not for language evolution we would all be speaking gibberish. I mean, when did
you last hear someone say gadzooks, or forsooth? Personally it was last night
in McDonalds when the slack jawed git spilled my coffee.
"Gadzooks kind
sir" he exclaimed, "your cup runneth over". Actually he didn't,
what he said was a complete mystery to me, as I am sure didn't fully understand
my "slack jawed cretin" as an accurate description of him.
Unfortunately, I don't know the Ukrainian for slack jawed cretin so I had to
resort to English.
So, accepting the
necessary evolution lark, I still have to register my displeasure at a new word
creeping into the lexicon. It is wichoo. Anyone know what this means? I do!!!!
This morning, whilst
driving to Marylebone Station, I heard two records in succession, one by the
chief kiddy fiddler and one by Alexandra Burke.
Now I can barely
believe that I am just about to hold Michael "come here young man"
bloody Jackson as an example of correct English, but his lyric and the way he
said it, clearly stated "with you".
Alexandra Burke, a
good singer in my honest opinion (not you'll note IMHO), is apparently "in
love wichoo".
I have also noticed
that Malaria Girl says the same, and she is not even from Harlem!!
Deplorable.
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