Even worse than the words themselves is the general attitude people carry nowadays. Its a postmodern/nihilistic way of being, you kinda see it in Jim from the office, where you are "too cool for school" but in life. So many things get labeled "cringe" by default.
I brought this up to someone recently, how I first expunged certain words (“dawg”, “bro” and “n*gga”) from my vocabulary that I used to regularly use without thinking because EVERYONE growing up in Miami did the same. I recognized how dumb and low class I imagined myself sounding to others, and over the course of about a year, I’d catch myself reaching for them like people do with “ummm”s and I slowly conditioned myself to not use them any longer. Same with writing. People used to (and still do!) write in shorthand and using all sorts of slang in the late 90s/early 2000s, during the AOL IM days, and I recognized there too that I didn’t want to have two different ways of writing (which inevitably leads to making silly, boneheaded mistakes because one forgot to switch over to the more ‘formal’ way of writing, leading to be seen as an idiot). A thousand times easier to simply ALWAYS write correctly.
This has been on my mind for a while.. it is almost difficult to speak in an articulate manner when in the presence of others but when I am alone my self-conversation is perfectly articulated, fluent, complex etc. everything that it needs to be- but again when I'm in the presence of others it almost all fades away. I feel like it is because I have an internalized need to rush out my thoughts in order to prevent myself from looking stupid, but it often has quite the opposite effect
Starting to read every day has expanded my vocabulary and my way of speaking. Guys reading will make you better at speaking/thinking/getting your point across. I’m finding words I had no clue existed. Keep a journal and jot down new words.
I watched in a Huberman Podcast, supposedly when we read we actually say the word at a lower un-hearable frequency which I suppose outside of vocabulary you're literally practicing speaking in a formal manner of speech.
I can say as a Linguist that this has been a problem as long as people can remember, and as long as people have been able to write. "Paradigms Lost" by John Simon is a great book I've read that is exactly about this issue, and it was written in the early 80's. What's terrifying about it is that he is completely accurate about it, and expresses his concerns over how much language is diluted, how poorly native speakers understand English grammar and vocabulary, and how the weakest speakers pull everyone else down with them. Especially because famous people in the cultural zeitgeist, minorities, and ESL speakers end up weakening the language for everyone else since they are not held to a remotely high standard in their speaking ability. Given how accurate this was 40 years ago, it is only even more accurate, and the concerns Simon expressed back then show flaws in speech even very intelligent, well-educated people express nowadays. This shows the degree to which it has bled into even the fundamental building blocks of English for native speakers.
@@ElishaLong That's a good question. Apologies in advance for the wall of text. It's so hard to say, and being a novice on the matter, all I can observe is what other education systems do to try working around this, and how much it is affected by the social culture. I think America is a good example of a place where it's steadily declined for over 40 years. Like I mentioned earlier, the massive prevalence of second language speakers is the first one. Since there is virtually no requirement of English ability especially nowadays for foreigners, they often live in the States for decades not learning a word of English. In that case at least they aren't directly weakening the vernacular, they just don't speak the language. The rest speak a varying degree of much weaker English, be it through accents, weak vocabulary, poor grammar, etc. Their dense and growing population while being free of any requirements definitely has an effect. The second issue being minorities, dialects, and code-switching. Minority and regional dialects especially in English, are expressed not only through accents, which aren't inherently ungrammatical or poor for the integrity of the language, but through adjustments in vocabulary and grammar that are objectively ungrammatical English. These dialects are spoken by so many millions of even native speakers that it has a massive effect. Minorities also contribute to prevalent code-switching. This is when people make noticeable adjustments to their speech depending on who they're speaking with. For example, when somebody speaks much more formally at work with their boss, then loosens up their speech when they're with their friends after work. The issue that can arise is when the much less grammatical dialect is the one they use the majority of the time. Unfortunately, this is pretty much always the case. The code-switching minorities engage in, and the dialects they speak stand the furthest from Standard American English. The simplest example being how black people talk. Even the most basic constructions like "he is hungry" are often expressed as "he hungry" or "he be hungry". This is just one example, but it's in their entire inventory of speech. The third major issue being how forcibly this is seen as acceptable and not a problem. Even in my Linguistics degree, I was told about these dialects spoken by minorities, and how it isn't "bad English" and that it is racist to see it as such. Instead of "Ebonics" or "Black English" we were told to call it "African-American Vernacular English". This is super reminiscent of the George Carlin bit where he talks about softening and lengthening the language around terms to dilute their meaning and make it sound more acceptable. The cultural zeitgeist around pop culture, and what is considered cool is always pushed in the direction of how minorities talk, and so native American-born English speakers emulate the speech for social credit. The cycle then continues and we end up here. The education system even at the high school and earlier level does the same thing as colleges, by stressing the importance of grammatical speaking and a wide breadth of vocabulary less and less, far less reading of books due to everyone being glued to cellphones and social media, and much looser assessments of students' speaking and writing due to the aforementioned reasons.
In terms of a solution, I'm certain that even with all these issues, since realistically the cultural zeitgeist couldn't be changed, and neither could the population of minorities or ESL speakers, that it would have to be alleviated in the education system. A much stricter assessment of reading and writing for native speakers, and emphasizing the need to read instead of having the minimum requirements be so easy, especially since kids in their free time will really just go to phones and technology. While in school at least, learning to speak and truly understand English would need to be stressed more. Other countries teach students much more about their mother tongue than America does, which is why Americans know virtually nothing about English grammar, be it tenses, moods, word order, etc. These are things native speakers should have a basic grasp of.
@@VulgarBearSteak The thing is, most people won't care because 99% of the time, it just sounds like a superiority complex. "I understand and speak the language correctly and so should you". Cultures change how they speak all the time. Even with the education system, we still have different ways of speaking in every region of the US. Most people know how to speak properly enough anyway, but they would rather come off as casual and friendly. Also, the reason people are quick to call these ideas racist is because they can easily be used to support racist ideas. It already comes off bad when you're telling someone how to speak. Sure, speaking properly is best for clarity, especially when you don't know the other person, but that's it. You don't always need to prioritize clarity; often it's better to prioritize friendliness, and thus, casualness.
@@DoubleOhSilver Yeah I could see that. I think it's why people like Simon in his book were ignored even all these years along. Finding a way to ensure these results without it coming off rude is pretty hard also. So I definitely agree in general. However, just because it "can" be used to support negative things, doesn't mean it is invalidated at all. It should just be used what it is actually for, which is to ensure native English speakers are comfortable and well-versed in speaking and reading in their first language. Young people fresh out of high school can often barely even read. It's a serious issue and no amount of defensiveness justifies it. I think there should be some degree of shame towards native speakers being this far below average in their mother tongue, especially at the end of their primary and secondary education.
I just want to point out that i'm proud of you Eli You're touching deeper points than you used to. Thanks for this message. I've realised that I need to reconsider the things that i let in my head to change the things that goes out my mouth.
Hello Elisha, I'm fluent in English and German and am currently studying Spanish and French for future use, thankyou for this video man. Peace be upon you brother.
I agree wholeheartedly! The civilizations that became great had languages complex enough to explain complex thoughts. This, in turn, enables us to produce technological advancements that help us in our daily lives. If you dilute language, you limit the ability to pass on information.
I'm trying to work on this, I used to have a stuttering problem, it's genetic. I have since fixed it with practice and speaking slower. The only problem now is that I'm not very articulate because of it, but I'm working on it.
You have to realize almost anything mental that goes on in ur head you can change by changing the way you think about it subconsciously. Thats what shadowwork is about, becoming aware of your beliefs and thought patterns that shape the way you think feel and act
Wow, this got me thinking as one of my co workers, now a great friend of mine, is a deaf person. He can partially hear some lower and higher end frequencies, but he still makes the best of his life with his energy and he even tries to speak, although not coherent, but it has me thinking how much his life is altered by one aspect of his life, although very important (speech), is taken away. He has opened up to me and has told me how it’s hard to communicate and relate to people who aren’t deaf, and I can even admit, I was even a little deterred from him in the beginning because of his disability. It was my first time actually interacting with someone, let alone having to work with someone who was deaf leading to a communication barrier. Me and him soon started to click, and we would just mess with each other with gestures, and it’s to the point where we don’t even have to speak to have a good time. We still write on notes on our phones in person when having actual conversations, but it’s open me up more about how important our voices are. And some of us speak in such lazy and unappealing ways, that we just might make our selves more invisible, like in the case of my deaf friend. Our voices hold a true underlying power when used correctly. They hold conviction, convey emotions, ease the worried, create positive energy, and create our regular day to day conversations that can lead to new relationships. We can even bend our voices to create beautiful harmonies (unlike Fiona and those poor birds) and create memorable lyrics from our modern day artists such as Kendrick and J Cole to Tupac and Biggie. Our voices are truly underrated, especially in our society today where most of us hide, afraid to show our true potentials in the midst of outcasting ourselves from the spotlight that we truly deserve.
well put. I’m a well-spoken guy but I do find myself reverting to speak like you said. I notice the difference in respect as a whole when you embrace yourself/being proud of your speech.
I comprehend what you mean. The modern speech is lacking craftsmanship or wordsmithery should I say. It sacrifices individuality for acceptance. Words are legitimately spells and when the words are diminished so are the weight they carry. Thank you for the video.
Lol this video is so perfectly timed. My buddy and I spent the better half of Friday night taking the piss out of this. We had a great time. Laughed to tears.
Slang is a powerful spell, along with slurs. One simple word or term can induce intense emotion. To respond to a man's story with "cap" is a disrespectful and upsetting way of saying "I don't believe you". It's an escalation too, like responding to a punch with a gun.
Hey Elisha, I'd like to thank you for your last video. I applied to many car dealerships to learn sales with the proper training. I got a call this morning for my resume as I am a new lead prospect. Any advice ? High thumbs bro 🔥 P.S you missed "Ratio"
This was such an incredible, eye opening message for me! I will definitely keep the power of language in mind and focus more on progressing in this area of life! Thanks for the video, Elisha!
Hi man, great video. This same sentiment kind of saved me in my early twenties. Also, I’m muslim and I was surprised about the “black magic of a conversation” you talked about. Whenever someone asks me why I believe in a creator, I usually give the example of the complexity of just holding a conversation and I relate this to the idea of intelligent design in creation. You’re right on point with it
Bro the thumbnail that haircut 😂 plus there's insane meaning in your videos. Subscribed. Edit: also I say thank you to the people at the gas station when I buy gum bro say thank you everywhere people love it.
Great video. You've put words to many thoughts that pop in my head from time to time since a few years ago when I began to ponder; what do the skills I go for in RPGs say about who I want to be? Now I'm going for speech 100 in real life
20 Dollars Elisha? cap. All jokes aside, articulation is one of the first ways we project ourselves towards society. As I've sometimes had the opportunity to do public speaking in front of peers of my own age, I notice how after I finish they point out that I "sound like a teacher". Whether that brings connotations along with it or not, one can notice that a topic or term is better put across when you start using a much broader vocabulary, feel me?
In ways they’re like a quick way to say your subtle opinion and end the conversation. I use to say yeah a lot, it was a bad habit and a gateway end to conversations or to prevent to possibility of what i feared of an awkward pause
30 days have September, April, June, and November. All the rest have 31, except for February alone, which has 4 and 24 till leap year gives it one day more.
There's the whole thing these days of "you're trying too hard" if you actually do something well. If you're a good speaker, and you speak well in a casual setting? "Bruh, why isn't he talking like we do? He's doing too much". So you kinda get dejected from actually speaking the way you'd like to speak.
Such an important topic, I hadn’t thought about this! There’s a funny skit by Viva la Dirt league called ‘struggling to understand gen x slang’ which highlights the absurdity of this modern-speak. Worth a watch. Brilliant topic Elisha!
Wow thats insane how relatable this video is!! You basically put into words what I've observed in social media and people... I really like the 48 laws of power example.. its messed up becuase theres a time and place for that law but when everyone is doing it, we are all just playing mind games and not really connecting with eachother. I really hope this behavior pattern doesn't keep evolving to some stupid shit way of talking 🙏🏼
I look very young for my age and when I talk to younger people there’s almost always a point at which they ask how old I am. I tell them my age and then proceed to ask them why they wanted to know. it’s almost always because of the way I speak and how much I know about things.
I consider myself an introvert but not too long ago my family started going to these motivation speaker seminars that happen once a year. The company would send out buses to pick up the attendees at a location and drive them to and from the hotels and arena which were long hours away. Anyway so every time on the way back home, they would pass around a microphone to everyone and let them speak about what they liked about the event and just to talk about anything they’d like to that means something to them. And during all those times I seemed to have a pull of attention towards me whenever the mic was passed on to me. Like for the majority of the time others were on the mic, there would be a ton of whispering and laughing going on in the background. But whenever I got on everything would be quiet. Also there was this funny guy who was a recovering alcoholic and didn’t take much of anything seriously, and he hugged me once and told me to take care in a manner I’ve never seen him behave in. I don’t really know where I’m going with this, maybe just to say we might very well have a great voice within us waiting to be heard, and sadly majority of people end up their whole lives not knowing it. And again I’m usually the quietest in the room so it’s a really good feeling when i found that out
Jokes aside- great points brother. The use of short words enables plausible deniability. For example, boy wanting to flirt with girl uses short phrase like L, cap, or rizz. Allows him plausible deniability and a cold aloofness that you mention, designed to position him above her. But detracts from genuine human interaction. It is cold and impersonal.
In his conquest of much of Ancient Greece, King Philip II sent a letter to Sparta telling them that if they don’t surrender he will slay all of them. In response, Sparta replied with a single word. “Cap.”
Theres a place and time for everything. Of course with my friends and young people I’m going to talk like a zoomer, but I’m not going to talk like that to my teacher or boss. I’m obviously going to speak formally and professionally if I’m giving a presentation or writing a collegiate paper. There’s nothing wrong with speaking like a “zoomer”. It’s part of our culture and shaming others for speaking like it is not the way to go.
I agree, but I’m also a believer that we’ll ultimately abandon language anyway when we learn to manifest thoughts externally through technology. Maybe this is part of the process
Fair to say, I do use these words a lot because I think they just sound funny, as our generation uses these non-ironically. But I feel way better about it, when the situation is a rather serious one, to verbalise my thoughts properly without shortening them, so others know that I am open to have an honest and proper talk. This is more of a side note but I also don't care if others have to wait five minutes more on me, if I want to answer cut and clear online with a thoughtful response that excludes as many possible misunderstandings as possible, which is far better than writing like this: line by line for line everytime I hear it a lot that it helps others to think their answers through clearer but what if you say something, send it and then realize ''Oh god, that makes no sense''? Boom, now you have to correct it. People want to move fast in a world where a lot of time is shaved off already, a world where we should allow ourselves to let others feel appreciated by taking *time* to respond properly. The same goes for the real world. I stutter a lot, because I want to answer quickly, but bit by bit I tend to simply delay my responses so I can bring out my thoughts clearer. Normally, when you are asked, you won't just walk away. There's always time. This went on a rant, but that's where my mind wandered off to.
It bothers me when im at business/restaurant & dudes are like “can I get a…?” Like common dude it’s a business of course you can order that meal or item… just be like “I’d like to order….” or “I’ll take…” put some conviction in that speech! 😭😭🙄
Those words and phrases are just a hyper-abbreviation of concepts. By your own logic words are magic, therefore these words and phrases have given the ability to fast cast magic. I get what you're trying to get across here but typically with language the less words you can say something in the better. What does avoiding usage of these words actually accomplish, this feels less like self-improvement and more like a way to just feel morally superior to people using these words.
Agreed. People are using these hyper abbreviations because there isn't much to be said. Like when you call someone out with "bull crap", now it's just "🧢". Ngl it sounds like Elisha is being an old man complaining about the new slang. Which is fair, new slang always sounds dumb, but that's kinda the point - it's fun.
Nah man you wouldn’t just go around saying liar! To everything everyone says normally but that’s what you’re essentially doing. Think about that. Instead of starting off with nah and expanding I could have just said 🧢
It's the same with concepts, people think they know the complete complexity of a certain topic and then form their opinion on that incomplete grasp of the complexity of it. Humans love to simplify things. Also I vomit when people write "ion" instead of I don't
By using a "pop well acepted cool word" a person dosent have the risk to be rejected by others online. dont be perceived as a "wierdo" not in a good way, "its diferent dosent necessary meant that is bad" but in the sense that he/she dosent belong in that group, Is not accepted cause the way of the expression is peculiar, you have the risk of that happening. And you have this another intresting difference in regards to authority, in real life is cool to be rebeld and go against authority, is cool to be a "mterfking gangster" (collective conscious the image, in movies and sttuff am not sayng be a crimial is literally cool but you know, in a way a vilan who have the corage to break the rules is cool even tho is evil/bad ) but in online plataforms of streaming and stuff, what happens is, the authority (can ban you from chat) are actually the cool kids, is the streamer himseff and the "moderators" are the "cool kids" already aproved by the streamer, so is the oposite of cool to go against authority there cause asuming you like the content of the stream/ you sympathize with the streamer you dont wanna be ban, dosent feel good, but the streamers or the moderators dont know you personaly, dont know your ideas or whatever, they have no respect or consideration for your person in particular, you are just a name sayng dumb stuff in that moment acoudding ti that, so if you say a "dumb stuff" you get time out or ban from the chat, and you cant talk anymore there, so you lose the right to express, you lose freedom thats why im comparing to prison and real life autority. So cause of that, some prefer to say the obviouse and use those " pop save words". I know a streamer for exemple that has a lot of viewers and likes to follow the chat and cause the amount of people reacting and comment the chat goes very fast, so you cant say like 10 words in a row he tells you " who the fuk this guy is give me a dairy page!? get shot" and all people react with "making fun of you face special emotes" pointing guns at you (gun emotes) is like a meme, everyone is having fun by the fact that you get shot and you cant talk no more. And it is kinda funny, if isnt you, and even if is you, you can take it the light way, but we are kinda "progamed by default" to be acepted in social group for survival reasons and if is a stream you like maby you follow for 1 2 or more years, you stablish a conection there, you spend good time there and you like that content and all of the sudent you get ban... dosent feel good, so using that save words is a shild agaisnt that "risk". But you know where you are, right now im in this channel where i asume i can talk more and share diferent topics about one subject and articulate a text, but is not allways the cause. Other exemple, stream with girls in a pool is you have a specific category of that for simps to donate, there ofc you cant use "dirty flirt"at all, you get ban. But that scenario applies to real life, the place you are and the people you are around you need to adapt your vocabulary and the words you use, i dont see a problem there. I see a problem when you cant do that adaptation cause, you can spend a lot of time online and lose that capacity maby !? or people dont read as much now a days and dont have a wide vocabulary!? But if you are indeed very accustomed to use "cool shit yo" , is intresting cause in my main leaguage, portuguese, shit is used like a rude "hard word" and i know in english too, but i see used in a light way as well, to substitue the word "stuff". lets do this shit, dosent mean neceserrly that im gonna do something i dislike but for some reason sounds cool (at least for a outsider) but if your mother presents you with a nice plate of food, you taste that and say "yo mom this shit is realy good" !? cause in that cause the "stuff" is "food" so you are sayng a compliment and a insult in the same sentence, that thype of shit can go against you
As goon who likes to type like a man who grew up using this type of English (Internet slang) it saves you a lot of time when typing specifically. But when verbally spoken it sounds a tad silly
If slang is not used with true intentionality, then it is a dissolution of our ability to communicate with each other deeply and with real meaning behind what we say. Elisha is definitely making a great point here because there’s so many aspects of life where this unconsciously affects us.
No cap my G, you preaching truth on god 🙏🙏
@Ted Kaczynski go to church young man 👨
@Ted Kaczynski no mistresses ted?
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@@kevinbenitez42 of you think church is lit, you cappin
@@Muhluri cap is such a low intel individual language
Even worse than the words themselves is the general attitude people carry nowadays. Its a postmodern/nihilistic way of being, you kinda see it in Jim from the office, where you are "too cool for school" but in life. So many things get labeled "cringe" by default.
“W” and “L” is so funny to me because it’s just as if people are commenting “this is GOOD!!!” And “this is BAD!!!”
I brought this up to someone recently, how I first expunged certain words (“dawg”, “bro” and “n*gga”) from my vocabulary that I used to regularly use without thinking because EVERYONE growing up in Miami did the same. I recognized how dumb and low class I imagined myself sounding to others, and over the course of about a year, I’d catch myself reaching for them like people do with “ummm”s and I slowly conditioned myself to not use them any longer.
Same with writing. People used to (and still do!) write in shorthand and using all sorts of slang in the late 90s/early 2000s, during the AOL IM days, and I recognized there too that I didn’t want to have two different ways of writing (which inevitably leads to making silly, boneheaded mistakes because one forgot to switch over to the more ‘formal’ way of writing, leading to be seen as an idiot). A thousand times easier to simply ALWAYS write correctly.
Very important video Eli. I always cant wrap my head about the idea of people being so passive/cool/mysterious. Fucking have some energy in your words
Interesting
This has been on my mind for a while.. it is almost difficult to speak in an articulate manner when in the presence of others but when I am alone my self-conversation is perfectly articulated, fluent, complex etc. everything that it needs to be- but again when I'm in the presence of others it almost all fades away. I feel like it is because I have an internalized need to rush out my thoughts in order to prevent myself from looking stupid, but it often has quite the opposite effect
Exactly how I feel
This is why people don’t know how to express themselves very well nowadays. When you use too much slang it starts to become all you know how to use.
I did notice that with the word "but" It's like you can say an entire story and everything changes after you say that word
Starting to read every day has expanded my vocabulary and my way of speaking. Guys reading will make you better at speaking/thinking/getting your point across. I’m finding words I had no clue existed. Keep a journal and jot down new words.
Faxx Major key
I watched in a Huberman Podcast, supposedly when we read we actually say the word at a lower un-hearable frequency which I suppose outside of vocabulary you're literally practicing speaking in a formal manner of speech.
I can say as a Linguist that this has been a problem as long as people can remember, and as long as people have been able to write. "Paradigms Lost" by John Simon is a great book I've read that is exactly about this issue, and it was written in the early 80's. What's terrifying about it is that he is completely accurate about it, and expresses his concerns over how much language is diluted, how poorly native speakers understand English grammar and vocabulary, and how the weakest speakers pull everyone else down with them. Especially because famous people in the cultural zeitgeist, minorities, and ESL speakers end up weakening the language for everyone else since they are not held to a remotely high standard in their speaking ability. Given how accurate this was 40 years ago, it is only even more accurate, and the concerns Simon expressed back then show flaws in speech even very intelligent, well-educated people express nowadays. This shows the degree to which it has bled into even the fundamental building blocks of English for native speakers.
Thank you for the book recommedation. Do you think there is a solution to this?
Read and write more maybe?
@@ElishaLong That's a good question. Apologies in advance for the wall of text. It's so hard to say, and being a novice on the matter, all I can observe is what other education systems do to try working around this, and how much it is affected by the social culture. I think America is a good example of a place where it's steadily declined for over 40 years. Like I mentioned earlier, the massive prevalence of second language speakers is the first one. Since there is virtually no requirement of English ability especially nowadays for foreigners, they often live in the States for decades not learning a word of English. In that case at least they aren't directly weakening the vernacular, they just don't speak the language. The rest speak a varying degree of much weaker English, be it through accents, weak vocabulary, poor grammar, etc. Their dense and growing population while being free of any requirements definitely has an effect. The second issue being minorities, dialects, and code-switching. Minority and regional dialects especially in English, are expressed not only through accents, which aren't inherently ungrammatical or poor for the integrity of the language, but through adjustments in vocabulary and grammar that are objectively ungrammatical English. These dialects are spoken by so many millions of even native speakers that it has a massive effect. Minorities also contribute to prevalent code-switching. This is when people make noticeable adjustments to their speech depending on who they're speaking with. For example, when somebody speaks much more formally at work with their boss, then loosens up their speech when they're with their friends after work. The issue that can arise is when the much less grammatical dialect is the one they use the majority of the time. Unfortunately, this is pretty much always the case. The code-switching minorities engage in, and the dialects they speak stand the furthest from Standard American English. The simplest example being how black people talk. Even the most basic constructions like "he is hungry" are often expressed as "he hungry" or "he be hungry". This is just one example, but it's in their entire inventory of speech. The third major issue being how forcibly this is seen as acceptable and not a problem. Even in my Linguistics degree, I was told about these dialects spoken by minorities, and how it isn't "bad English" and that it is racist to see it as such. Instead of "Ebonics" or "Black English" we were told to call it "African-American Vernacular English". This is super reminiscent of the George Carlin bit where he talks about softening and lengthening the language around terms to dilute their meaning and make it sound more acceptable. The cultural zeitgeist around pop culture, and what is considered cool is always pushed in the direction of how minorities talk, and so native American-born English speakers emulate the speech for social credit. The cycle then continues and we end up here. The education system even at the high school and earlier level does the same thing as colleges, by stressing the importance of grammatical speaking and a wide breadth of vocabulary less and less, far less reading of books due to everyone being glued to cellphones and social media, and much looser assessments of students' speaking and writing due to the aforementioned reasons.
In terms of a solution, I'm certain that even with all these issues, since realistically the cultural zeitgeist couldn't be changed, and neither could the population of minorities or ESL speakers, that it would have to be alleviated in the education system. A much stricter assessment of reading and writing for native speakers, and emphasizing the need to read instead of having the minimum requirements be so easy, especially since kids in their free time will really just go to phones and technology. While in school at least, learning to speak and truly understand English would need to be stressed more. Other countries teach students much more about their mother tongue than America does, which is why Americans know virtually nothing about English grammar, be it tenses, moods, word order, etc. These are things native speakers should have a basic grasp of.
@@VulgarBearSteak The thing is, most people won't care because 99% of the time, it just sounds like a superiority complex. "I understand and speak the language correctly and so should you". Cultures change how they speak all the time. Even with the education system, we still have different ways of speaking in every region of the US. Most people know how to speak properly enough anyway, but they would rather come off as casual and friendly.
Also, the reason people are quick to call these ideas racist is because they can easily be used to support racist ideas. It already comes off bad when you're telling someone how to speak. Sure, speaking properly is best for clarity, especially when you don't know the other person, but that's it. You don't always need to prioritize clarity; often it's better to prioritize friendliness, and thus, casualness.
@@DoubleOhSilver Yeah I could see that. I think it's why people like Simon in his book were ignored even all these years along. Finding a way to ensure these results without it coming off rude is pretty hard also. So I definitely agree in general. However, just because it "can" be used to support negative things, doesn't mean it is invalidated at all. It should just be used what it is actually for, which is to ensure native English speakers are comfortable and well-versed in speaking and reading in their first language. Young people fresh out of high school can often barely even read. It's a serious issue and no amount of defensiveness justifies it. I think there should be some degree of shame towards native speakers being this far below average in their mother tongue, especially at the end of their primary and secondary education.
I just want to point out that i'm proud of you Eli
You're touching deeper points than you used to. Thanks for this message. I've realised that I need to reconsider the things that i let in my head to change the things that goes out my mouth.
Hello Elisha, I'm fluent in English and German and am currently studying Spanish and French for future use, thankyou for this video man. Peace be upon you brother.
Wow that's impressive. Out of curiosity, what is your main/native language?
@@enrater123thankyou, Wiradyuri is my native tongue man.
@@enrater123 what about you man? What language(s) do/can you speak?
@Castled King Guten tag! Ja, ich bevorzuge Deutsch. Ich liebe Deutsch
I agree wholeheartedly! The civilizations that became great had languages complex enough to explain complex thoughts. This, in turn, enables us to produce technological advancements that help us in our daily lives. If you dilute language, you limit the ability to pass on information.
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Elisha you buggin my guy
no cap fam , he tweaking on god
Very well put, honestly didn’t realize I do this every waking second of my life but now I’m aware of it and in the process of a language renaissance🙏
man speaking facts fr
You got it man. Keep it up. indeed the limits of this magical world are waiting for us to break them.
Fart on my tractor 😘
I'm trying to work on this, I used to have a stuttering problem, it's genetic. I have since fixed it with practice and speaking slower. The only problem now is that I'm not very articulate because of it, but I'm working on it.
You have to realize almost anything mental that goes on in ur head you can change by changing the way you think about it subconsciously. Thats what shadowwork is about, becoming aware of your beliefs and thought patterns that shape the way you think feel and act
3 second trick
Straight bussin on god no cap bruh
Wow, this got me thinking as one of my co workers, now a great friend of mine, is a deaf person. He can partially hear some lower and higher end frequencies, but he still makes the best of his life with his energy and he even tries to speak, although not coherent, but it has me thinking how much his life is altered by one aspect of his life, although very important (speech), is taken away.
He has opened up to me and has told me how it’s hard to communicate and relate to people who aren’t deaf, and I can even admit, I was even a little deterred from him in the beginning because of his disability. It was my first time actually interacting with someone, let alone having to work with someone who was deaf leading to a communication barrier. Me and him soon started to click, and we would just mess with each other with gestures, and it’s to the point where we don’t even have to speak to have a good time. We still write on notes on our phones in person when having actual conversations, but it’s open me up more about how important our voices are. And some of us speak in such lazy and unappealing ways, that we just might make our selves more invisible, like in the case of my deaf friend. Our voices hold a true underlying power when used correctly. They hold conviction, convey emotions, ease the worried, create positive energy, and create our regular day to day conversations that can lead to new relationships. We can even bend our voices to create beautiful harmonies (unlike Fiona and those poor birds) and create memorable lyrics from our modern day artists such as Kendrick and J Cole to Tupac and Biggie. Our voices are truly underrated, especially in our society today where most of us hide, afraid to show our true potentials in the midst of outcasting ourselves from the spotlight that we truly deserve.
well put. I’m a well-spoken guy but I do find myself reverting to speak like you said. I notice the difference in respect as a whole when you embrace yourself/being proud of your speech.
I comprehend what you mean. The modern speech is lacking craftsmanship or wordsmithery should I say. It sacrifices individuality for acceptance. Words are legitimately spells and when the words are diminished so are the weight they carry. Thank you for the video.
Jesus if Elisha was a teacher of mine in high school… damn I would’ve been compelled everyday, just straight laser focused in school LOL
This new generations dictionary is gonna be about 5 words
Lol this video is so perfectly timed. My buddy and I spent the better half of Friday night taking the piss out of this. We had a great time. Laughed to tears.
This vid is low key fire my guy. Its a vibe
Yoo Elijah you spittin’ straight facts bree no kizzy 🔥💯
Slang is a powerful spell, along with slurs. One simple word or term can induce intense emotion. To respond to a man's story with "cap" is a disrespectful and upsetting way of saying "I don't believe you". It's an escalation too, like responding to a punch with a gun.
Fax
Hey Elisha, I'd like to thank you for your last video. I applied to many car dealerships to learn sales with the proper training. I got a call this morning for my resume as I am a new lead prospect. Any advice ? High thumbs bro 🔥
P.S you missed "Ratio"
Show up and dress appropriately. Listen and show a willingness to learn.
Nah but fr Elisha be spittin straight facts doe on god no cap 💯💯💯
Have also noticed this over the last year or so, most definitely on the internet. Perfectly said.
ELISHA DA 🐐 NO 🧢
I never thought about this, u r a deep thinker that speaks. I never heard anybody else speak about this.
Here in Australia, a lot of people even remove "the" in front of a location. Instead of "lets go to the shops" they say "let's go shops"...
Best part of this just remove the s and you have a shorter more proper sentence
No 🧢 , and tho a bit sus, Elliot was bussin’ in this video💯. Stay lit G
Pause
bro spittin fr
you're speaking facts, no cap.
"...Words are energy and cast spells, that’s why it’s called spelling... " -Bruce Lee
My fear is that this 'internet speak' will no longer be held at an ironic distance; people will one day forget that this was all a joke... fr fr smh
"W"
W cap'nt
walt whitman over here
This was such an incredible, eye opening message for me! I will definitely keep the power of language in mind and focus more on progressing in this area of life! Thanks for the video, Elisha!
Vibe is definitely overused. I personally enjoy using sus.
Hi man, great video. This same sentiment kind of saved me in my early twenties. Also, I’m muslim and I was surprised about the “black magic of a conversation” you talked about. Whenever someone asks me why I believe in a creator, I usually give the example of the complexity of just holding a conversation and I relate this to the idea of intelligent design in creation. You’re right on point with it
Bro the thumbnail that haircut 😂 plus there's insane meaning in your videos. Subscribed. Edit: also I say thank you to the people at the gas station when I buy gum bro say thank you everywhere people love it.
Truth. U speak on things no one does
Great video. You've put words to many thoughts that pop in my head from time to time since a few years ago when I began to ponder; what do the skills I go for in RPGs say about who I want to be? Now I'm going for speech 100 in real life
Check out King, warrior magician
I feel so old around my peers
No cap fr fr deadass this vid is bussin my G
I did not expect to enjoy or resonate with this video as much as I did, thank you...
The matrix controls language, think of "demon time", "I'm weak" or "I'm dead"
Good mourning, the "weakened", hell-low
@@MrWarmchocolate "bad" bitch/"baddie"
The shortening of words always made me feel disgusted and like a loser.
Elisha Longs channels peak ong no cap
bro was spittin facts no cap. W vid
20 Dollars Elisha? cap. All jokes aside, articulation is one of the first ways we project ourselves towards society. As I've sometimes had the opportunity to do public speaking in front of peers of my own age, I notice how after I finish they point out that I "sound like a teacher". Whether that brings connotations along with it or not, one can notice that a topic or term is better put across when you start using a much broader vocabulary, feel me?
GO OFF SIS. PERIOD.
It's giving Gigachad
This video a vibe no cap
In ways they’re like a quick way to say your subtle opinion and end the conversation. I use to say yeah a lot, it was a bad habit and a gateway end to conversations or to prevent to possibility of what i feared of an awkward pause
30 days have September, April, June, and November. All the rest have 31, except for February alone, which has 4 and 24 till leap year gives it one day more.
Excellent video , really well explained and it gave me alot of new perspectives - I like people who speak well it makes a big difference
There's the whole thing these days of "you're trying too hard" if you actually do something well. If you're a good speaker, and you speak well in a casual setting? "Bruh, why isn't he talking like we do? He's doing too much". So you kinda get dejected from actually speaking the way you'd like to speak.
Such an important topic, I hadn’t thought about this! There’s a funny skit by Viva la Dirt league called ‘struggling to understand gen x slang’ which highlights the absurdity of this modern-speak. Worth a watch. Brilliant topic Elisha!
Wow thats insane how relatable this video is!! You basically put into words what I've observed in social media and people... I really like the 48 laws of power example.. its messed up becuase theres a time and place for that law but when everyone is doing it, we are all just playing mind games and not really connecting with eachother. I really hope this behavior pattern doesn't keep evolving to some stupid shit way of talking 🙏🏼
“Poverty wizard” is the funniest term I’ve ever heard
People are becoming more divided, they are easier to control that way
It's the High Thumos for me 🙌🏻🔥🔥
I look very young for my age and when I talk to younger people there’s almost always a point at which they ask how old I am. I tell them my age and then proceed to ask them why they wanted to know. it’s almost always because of the way I speak and how much I know about things.
I think "Watch Your Serpent Named Tongue" is a good idea.
I consider myself an introvert but not too long ago my family started going to these motivation speaker seminars that happen once a year. The company would send out buses to pick up the attendees at a location and drive them to and from the hotels and arena which were long hours away. Anyway so every time on the way back home, they would pass around a microphone to everyone and let them speak about what they liked about the event and just to talk about anything they’d like to that means something to them. And during all those times I seemed to have a pull of attention towards me whenever the mic was passed on to me. Like for the majority of the time others were on the mic, there would be a ton of whispering and laughing going on in the background. But whenever I got on everything would be quiet. Also there was this funny guy who was a recovering alcoholic and didn’t take much of anything seriously, and he hugged me once and told me to take care in a manner I’ve never seen him behave in. I don’t really know where I’m going with this, maybe just to say we might very well have a great voice within us waiting to be heard, and sadly majority of people end up their whole lives not knowing it. And again I’m usually the quietest in the room so it’s a really good feeling when i found that out
Realest channel on youtube
Elisha, stop capping on us my G
Elisha: this video
Also Elisha: "High Thumos!"
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Jokes aside- great points brother. The use of short words enables plausible deniability. For example, boy wanting to flirt with girl uses short phrase like L, cap, or rizz. Allows him plausible deniability and a cold aloofness that you mention, designed to position him above her. But detracts from genuine human interaction. It is cold and impersonal.
In his conquest of much of Ancient Greece, King Philip II sent a letter to Sparta telling them that if they don’t surrender he will slay all of them. In response, Sparta replied with a single word. “Cap.”
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Theres a place and time for everything. Of course with my friends and young people I’m going to talk like a zoomer, but I’m not going to talk like that to my teacher or boss. I’m obviously going to speak formally and professionally if I’m giving a presentation or writing a collegiate paper. There’s nothing wrong with speaking like a “zoomer”. It’s part of our culture and shaming others for speaking like it is not the way to go.
I agree, but I’m also a believer that we’ll ultimately abandon language anyway when we learn to manifest thoughts externally through technology. Maybe this is part of the process
Fair to say, I do use these words a lot because I think they just sound funny, as our generation uses these non-ironically.
But I feel way better about it, when the situation is a rather serious one, to verbalise my thoughts properly without shortening them, so others know that I am open to have an honest and proper talk.
This is more of a side note but I also don't care if others have to wait five minutes more on me, if I want to answer cut and clear online with a thoughtful response that excludes as many possible misunderstandings as possible, which is far better than writing like this:
line
by line
for line
everytime
I hear it a lot that it helps others to think their answers through clearer but what if you say something, send it and then realize ''Oh god, that makes no sense''? Boom, now you have to correct it.
People want to move fast in a world where a lot of time is shaved off already, a world where we should allow ourselves to let others feel appreciated by taking *time* to respond properly.
The same goes for the real world. I stutter a lot, because I want to answer quickly, but bit by bit I tend to simply delay my responses so I can bring out my thoughts clearer. Normally, when you are asked, you won't just walk away. There's always time.
This went on a rant, but that's where my mind wandered off to.
Poverty wizards.. well said.
This Is some of the craziest stuff ive ever heard on god
Good points Elisha!
Are you getting on Rumble Elisha?
This is indeed, indeed, good kek, in my most humble opinion, as a connoisseur of the kek, it is good.
Aight bet
its just that, stuff hits the hardest when you can convey it quick, clear and simple. period. LOL na but theres some truth to that
It bothers me when im at business/restaurant & dudes are like “can I get a…?” Like common dude it’s a business of course you can order that meal or item… just be like “I’d like to order….” or “I’ll take…” put some conviction in that speech! 😭😭🙄
Good one
Or when chick fil a employees don't say "my pleasure"
Hey sometimes y’all b out of items
You trippin for nun
@@yourfuckinfather ong
Those words and phrases are just a hyper-abbreviation of concepts. By your own logic words are magic, therefore these words and phrases have given the ability to fast cast magic. I get what you're trying to get across here but typically with language the less words you can say something in the better. What does avoiding usage of these words actually accomplish, this feels less like self-improvement and more like a way to just feel morally superior to people using these words.
Agreed. People are using these hyper abbreviations because there isn't much to be said. Like when you call someone out with "bull crap", now it's just "🧢". Ngl it sounds like Elisha is being an old man complaining about the new slang. Which is fair, new slang always sounds dumb, but that's kinda the point - it's fun.
Nah man you wouldn’t just go around saying
liar!
To everything everyone says normally but that’s what you’re essentially doing. Think about that.
Instead of starting off with nah and expanding I could have just said
🧢
@@off6848 liar
@Michael M slanderer
IF, lets the speakers give two options to a person and let that person feel like they are making the decision
It's the same with concepts, people think they know the complete complexity of a certain topic and then form their opinion on that incomplete grasp of the complexity of it. Humans love to simplify things.
Also I vomit when people write "ion" instead of I don't
Gracias Elisha
I have social anxiety and feel like a dumbass that's low thumos lol
By using a "pop well acepted cool word" a person dosent have the risk to be rejected by others online. dont be perceived as a "wierdo" not in a good way, "its diferent dosent necessary meant that is bad" but in the sense that he/she dosent belong in that group, Is not accepted cause the way of the expression is peculiar, you have the risk of that happening. And you have this another intresting difference in regards to authority, in real life is cool to be rebeld and go against authority, is cool to be a "mterfking gangster" (collective conscious the image, in movies and sttuff am not sayng be a crimial is literally cool but you know, in a way a vilan who have the corage to break the rules is cool even tho is evil/bad ) but in online plataforms of streaming and stuff, what happens is, the authority (can ban you from chat) are actually the cool kids, is the streamer himseff and the "moderators" are the "cool kids" already aproved by the streamer, so is the oposite of cool to go against authority there cause asuming you like the content of the stream/ you sympathize with the streamer you dont wanna be ban, dosent feel good, but the streamers or the moderators dont know you personaly, dont know your ideas or whatever, they have no respect or consideration for your person in particular, you are just a name sayng dumb stuff in that moment acoudding ti that, so if you say a "dumb stuff" you get time out or ban from the chat, and you cant talk anymore there, so you lose the right to express, you lose freedom thats why im comparing to prison and real life autority. So cause of that, some prefer to say the obviouse and use those " pop save words". I know a streamer for exemple that has a lot of viewers and likes to follow the chat and cause the amount of people reacting and comment the chat goes very fast, so you cant say like 10 words in a row he tells you " who the fuk this guy is give me a dairy page!? get shot" and all people react with "making fun of you face special emotes" pointing guns at you (gun emotes) is like a meme, everyone is having fun by the fact that you get shot and you cant talk no more. And it is kinda funny, if isnt you, and even if is you, you can take it the light way, but we are kinda "progamed by default" to be acepted in social group for survival reasons and if is a stream you like maby you follow for 1 2 or more years, you stablish a conection there, you spend good time there and you like that content and all of the sudent you get ban... dosent feel good, so using that save words is a shild agaisnt that "risk". But you know where you are, right now im in this channel where i asume i can talk more and share diferent topics about one subject and articulate a text, but is not allways the cause. Other exemple, stream with girls in a pool is you have a specific category of that for simps to donate, there ofc you cant use "dirty flirt"at all, you get ban. But that scenario applies to real life, the place you are and the people you are around you need to adapt your vocabulary and the words you use, i dont see a problem there. I see a problem when you cant do that adaptation cause, you can spend a lot of time online and lose that capacity maby !? or people dont read as much now a days and dont have a wide vocabulary!? But if you are indeed very accustomed to use "cool shit yo" , is intresting cause in my main leaguage, portuguese, shit is used like a rude "hard word" and i know in english too, but i see used in a light way as well, to substitue the word "stuff". lets do this shit, dosent mean neceserrly that im gonna do something i dislike but for some reason sounds cool (at least for a outsider) but if your mother presents you with a nice plate of food, you taste that and say "yo mom this shit is realy good" !? cause in that cause the "stuff" is "food" so you are sayng a compliment and a insult in the same sentence, that thype of shit can go against you
you have to speak clearly as well. no mumbling. especially in your career
Yeah, and also being objective, use as few words as possible
@@enrater123 Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick
@@DoubleOhSilver lmao, I have seen this sentence before a couple of times, do you know who "originally" said it?
I know several people that I’m close to that would say using proper English is racist. What is this timeline?
Nah you cappin
@@yourfuckinfather deadass
As goon who likes to type like a man who grew up using this type of English (Internet slang) it saves you a lot of time when typing specifically. But when verbally spoken it sounds a tad silly
Hi, it's just for tell you that you have a very magical speech ( sorry I don't have a good english )
Yo dis vid 🔥
In germany we use a lot of the same english terms. Its kinda strange because it is not "rooted".
A trait that informs and builds masculine excellence. 👏
LET YOUR YES MEAN YES AND YOUR NO MEAN NO, ANYTHING ELSE IS FROM THE DEVIL.
If slang is not used with true intentionality, then it is a dissolution of our ability to communicate with each other deeply and with real meaning behind what we say. Elisha is definitely making a great point here because there’s so many aspects of life where this unconsciously affects us.
Thumbnail made me laugh, for real 🤣