English Language Corruption

[Dustydog]

Remember Call my Bluff? Words we had never heard of.

Recently I have seen changes that left me wondering who why where and how?

No longer thank you for your letter. Now , thank you for reaching out to us🙀

A number of perceived social disadvantages . Replaced with Intersectionality.

The Dad’s Army film now carries a warning. This film contains attitudes from the 70’s 🙀 Hang on . I grew up in the 60’s & 70’s. What’s wrong with my attitudes🙉

I was a local Flood Warden. Now I am a CRV. Community Resilience Volunteer.

First Aider . Now I’m told we are training to be NHS Community First Responders, CFRs😵‍💫 The ruck sack with all the equipment weighs 10 kgs!
CPR. Do it for up to 20 minutes. Wow! Five years ago most of us were knackered after a couple of minutes, most only managed one minute.

Who thinks up all these new phrases and words🤔

 

[otherclive]

There’s been a real “uptick” in new words or changes to existing words. Can’t stand the word “uptick”.

Letters from hospital to BIL start off Dear surname….. No “Mr”. Yet his heath records quite clearly states correspondence should be addressed as “Mr surname. Fortunately he is now not able to read them so he doesn’t get upset.

 

[Hutch]

I find when I do need to write a Snot-o-gram, to some one, the book below if very useful.