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It’s the Californian English style of expression, which is all about superlatives and deals only in extremes. With the exploding cultural influence of Californi
by GuiA 9y ago
It’s the Californian English style of expression, which is all about superlatives and deals only in extremes. With the exploding cultural influence of California in tech, it has spread and you now hear it from many people working in tech, regardless of whether they are Californian or not.
Edit: I guess some Californians got upset and decided to downvote me? It’s not negative in any way, just a different style of expression. You certainly will never hear a Japanese or Romanian person exclaim “this is so amazing!” on a regular basis.
- totoboko 9y agoThat's super interesting! In seriousness I abhor the superlatives. When everything is super and awesome, they lose their meaning.
- jstandard 9y agoI didn't downvote, but suspect some of them are because you offered an unlikely or minor reason behind the superlatives. Also, I'm unsure of your exposure to Japanese, but superlatives are used frequently in daily conversation. "Sugoi"/"Suge" ("great/amazing!") or " kawaii" ("cute!") are a couple examples. There's some nuance and loss in translation, but the general usage and frequency is similar to American English from my experience with my Japanese in-laws, friends, and employees. I do agree that Californians and our sun-fried brains seem more likely to take it to an extreme.