#42: Think Before You Speak
It might sound weird. It does sound a bit weird, and I do find myself a bit conflicted. On the one hand, those Baby Boomers do have a tendency to exaggerate with their outdated views on the purity of language – often chastising young folk for cursing or even using slang.
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On the other hand, they do have a point. It’s not about what words we do or don’t use; it’s the fact that we no longer dedicate care or effort to what comes out of our mouths. While I don’t mind if people make mistakes here or there, we could just be using cooler words rather than adding another ‘like’ or ‘sorta.’