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English actually has different languages for 12 year olds and adults. Vocabulary like “cringe” is fine for kids, but makes you come off as judgmental and unplea
by QuadmasterXLII 5y ago
English actually has different languages for 12 year olds and adults. Vocabulary like “cringe” is fine for kids, but makes you come off as judgmental and unpleasant when used in a more formal context.
- lamontcg 5y agoI keep hoping that word will eventually eat itself.
- teawrecks 5y agoThe only way that will happen is if adults start using it. Next time you meet a 12 year old who says something is "cringe", tell them they are "cringe" for using the word "cringe".
- egypturnash 5y agoI wonder if this will continue to be a generational thing, I still have a smattering of eighties Valley-speak because that was pretty popular in my teen years. Maybe people who are in their early teens now will be as likely to call something they don't like "cringe" in their fifties as I am to call something "bogus".
- rgrieselhuber 5y agoFind a better word for that feeling you get when you hear fingernails on chalkboards and we can use that instead on this formal Hacker News setting.
- 0xdeadb00f 5y ago> Find a better word for that feeling you get when you hear fingernails on chalkboards Aroused?
- bckr 5y agoIt's fine to use the word "cringe", but it might be cringe to use the phrase "it's cringe".