"Words and Phrases Over The Years"

Thought this was interesting and rather true for the most part.  

If anyone has any to add to it, feel free !

"Words and Phrases Over The Years"  
or
"The Degradation Of Communication"

(Some of this may be offensive to some - my apologies)

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Our Grandparents:
"Indeed" / "Naturally"

Our Parents:
"Of course" / "Certainly"

Today's Generation:
"Yep" / "Sure"

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Our Grandparents:
"Hello ?"

Our Parents: 
"What's this ?" / "What's that ?" 

Today's Generation: 
"WTF ?" 

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Our Grandparents:
"How do you do ?"

Our Parents:
"How are ya ?"

Today's Generation:
"'Sup ?"

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Our Grandparents:
"Good Heavens !"

Our Parents:
"Oh my God !"

Today's Generation:
"Holy Sh*# !"

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Our Grandparents:
"What do you fancy ?"

Our Parents:
"What can I get for you ?"

Today's Generation:
"What'd'ya want ?"

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Our Grandparents:
"I am terribly sorry"

Our Parents:
"Sorry 'bout that"

Today's Generation:
"________"

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Our Grandparents:
"Good Sir" / "My Lady" / "Madam"

Our Parents:
"Sir" / "Ma'm" / "Miss" / "Ms"

Today:
"Hey !"

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Our Grandparents:
"Most excellent !" / "Very Good !" / "Most Pleasing"

Mid 20th Century:
"Cool !" / "Groovy !" / "Awesome !" / "Bit#%in !"  / "Dope !"

Today:
"Cool !" / "Killer !" / "Sweet !" / "Sick !"

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Our Grandparents:
"Good day"

Our Parents:
"Take care"

Today:
"Later"

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Our Grandparents:
"That's incredible !" 

Mid 20th Century:
"Dude !" 

Today:
"Dude !" 

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Our Grandparents:
"I truly adore rainbows"
"Yes, they are a beautiful sign from God"

Our Parents:
"I dig rainbows"
"Me too, got anymore angel dust ?"

Today:
"I love rainbows"
"I support gay marriage too !"

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Our Grandparents:
"I am most gracious"

Our Parents:
"Thank you" 

Today's Generation:
"______" 

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Our Grandparents:
"If I may ?"

Our Parents:
"Please"

Today's Generation:
"______"

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Our Grandparents:
"Are you mad ?"

Our Parents:
"Are you crazy ?"

Today's Generation:
"What the f#*%'s your problem ?"

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Our Grandparents:
"Look here..."

Our Parents:
"Listen..."

Today's Generation:
"Hey..."

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Our Grandparents:
"I find that fellow rather queer" (Strange)

Our Parents:
"That bar is for queers" (Homosexuals)

Today:
-- Not allowed to use the term --

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Our Grandparents:
"Look at the Christmas decorations ! Everything is so gay !" (Cheerful)

Our Parents:
"I think those two men are gay" (Homosexual)

Today:
"Are you going to the Gay pride festival ?"

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Our Grandparents:
"Say my good man, could you spare a fag ?" (cigarette) /
"Would you be so kind and help me gather a faggot for the stove ?" (a measure/bundle of wood sticks)

Our Parents:
"As a senior in high school, I now have my own junior fagging me" (common servants in British public schools)
Later 20th Century:
"No son of mine's gonna grow up to be a fag !"

Today:
-- Not allowed to use the term --
 
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ADD YOUR OWN...

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Our Grandparents:




Our Parents:




Today:

Ha ! Zactly !!  ^^

As with any generalization, I disagree with some of those but I won't get into it here...

Here's one that actually doesn't apply to me but to some I know.

Our Grandparents:
"That was a terrific book."

Our Parents:
"I'd like to read that if I have time."

Today:
"Can you get that on Kindle?"

Guilty/Forgiven wrote:

Our Grandparents:
"I truly adore rainbows"
"Yes, they are a beautiful sign from God"

Our Parents:
"I dig rainbows"
"Me too, got anymore angel dust ?"

Today:
"I love rainbows"
"I support gay marriage too !"

Our Grandparents:
"I find that editorial to be quite wrong.  I shall write a letter to the editor."

Our Parents:
"That editorial is wrong.  Let's have a sit-in over there."

Today:
*posts to Twitter/Facebook/Tumblr/Reddit for public shaming*