Stranded on honeymoon island
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AmazingGrace

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217 posts

21 months

This is on in the background (wife watching it) whilst i am doing something more meaningful.
Obviously it’s as bad as you can imagine, the dictionary definition of vacuous tripe.

But, i have noticed the youngsters seem to all speak in kind of the same way.


Nearly every vowel is stressed in an unusual way i.e “Laaahfe” rather than Life and “Naaht” rather than “Night”
Everything is “vibe” in one way or another.

Seems to be across the board, from all accents


Yeah, great way to spend my Friday night lol

Zad

12,874 posts

253 months

Saturday
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That particular way of talking does have a name, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is called. Possibly some sort of acronym. It seems to come from South London and has spread around the country, mostly among people of a certain age who wear sliders with socks, have suspicious looking tans and accounts with Turkish dentists.

Similarly, several BBC presenters now seem to think iPlayer is pronounced AaghPlayoorgh.

stinkyspanner

899 posts

94 months

Saturday
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Everyone is 'varbing' with each other on honeymoon island

nicanary

10,707 posts

163 months

Saturday
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Are you thinking of MLE ? (Multicultural London English). It's creeping everywhere - I've heard Northerners using it. They all need a good kicking.