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EverHopeful

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29. I've actually come to enjoy many of the shortenings mentioned here

Reply to choie (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 02:22 AM

May 24

Not sure why.

One usage that still irks me though, is what feels like an overuse of "concerning." Often things that should be described as horrifying, or at least worrying or troubling, are called "concerning." Always makes me think of Susan Collins.

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A grammatical observation and question [View all] choie May 23 OP

Twitter brain... SheltieLover May 23 #1

Hmm I remember Bush always said just "nuclear" choie May 23 #3

120 char communications destroy neural networks SheltieLover May 23 #5

Curiously, Jimmy Carter, a U.S. Navy nuclear engineer pronounced it the same way Brother Buzz May 23 #6

Another one The Blue Flower May 23 #2

YES!!! choie May 23 #4

And "Oval" instead of "Oval Office." wnylib May 23 #15

Cyber works really well as a noun LearnedHand May 23 #20

As in "Baron knows the cyber" Disaffected May 24 #22

People no longer canetoad May 23 #7

Lord, that's right! choie May 23 #8

Oh yeah. Drives me mad. No one donates. Gave and given are vanishing Easterncedar May 23 #14

Gifting or gifting grinds my gears nt r�is�n_dubh May 24 #25

Mine too canetoad May 24 #27

Like you said, it's grammar. I've had some experiance in the South and noticed a long time ago that folks shortened..... FadedMullet May 23 #9

Yep, that's one! Easterncedar May 23 #13

Very common in Appalachia r�is�n_dubh May 24 #26

Kinda drove me a little crazy too. FadedMullet Monday #41

Agree With You :: I Do (!) wyn borkins May 23 #10

Thanks wyn! choie May 23 #11

Yes, it seems to be an accelerating trend Easterncedar May 23 #12

You want to go with? radical noodle May 23 #16

I noticed that while watching the Darral Brooks trial. I thought it was a Wisconsin LoisB May 23 #18

It's also an Illinois thing. 3catwoman3 May 24 #31

I think it's started in the last few years and not just in Wisconsin radical noodle May 24 #36

This isn't new. It's a function of how English is spoken by people in areas where there were a lot of settlers who spoke WhiskeyGrinder May 24 #35

Really? radical noodle May 24 #37

Language spreads. WhiskeyGrinder May 24 #40

Interesting. LoisB May 24 #39

I agree. You are not being intolerant. It seems as if everything is shorthand LoisB May 23 #17

Language is very fluid and fast moving LearnedHand May 23 #19

This! Sometimes I love playing with language and B.See May 24 #30

Oh dear - language changes. How painful. nt GenThePerservering May 23 #21

And ya, like I mean, your know, Disaffected May 24 #23

One reason I enjoy listening to BBC World Service and Al Jazeera Disaffected May 24 #24

I've noticed that, too. calimary May 24 #28

I've actually come to enjoy many of the shortenings mentioned here EverHopeful May 24 #29

Yes, absolutely. Susan Collins, the "concern troll". Never accused of overreacting. FadedMullet Monday #43

I detest impactful. Clunky and awkward. 3catwoman3 May 24 #32

"Impactful" is not very graceful but "influential" is definitely not a substitute LearnedHand May 24 #38

Leaving important words out leads sdfernando May 24 #33

The worst, to me, is calling a conspiracy theory a conspiracy. That's become all too common. n/t Mister Ed May 24 #34

Recommended. H2O Man Monday #42