Posted by: cfz on March 13th, 2010 Filled in: enart.cgkq.com
I am a forty year old investment banker from New York. Recently we hired an Intern who says things like, "Where my Shiz?" and "Fo' shiggity we need some o' dat shizzles." and one that I find particularly offensive: "Skeet, skeet, and ultimately skeet."
My God is this language sinful?Ya get skeeted on :]Does this intern speak this way with certain people in the office, or all the time? Is his speech hindering your ability to communicate with him? If so, I wouldn't say that's very professional, and someone may want to approach him about it. Please be respectful, though. In linguistics we differentiate between "overt prestige" and "covert prestige". Overt prestige means speaking in a standard dialect to portray a certain image of oneself - that of being professional or of higher class. Covert prestige means speaking with non-standard variants of language in order to feel like part of a certain group. He probably uses "hip-hop language" as a way of identifying with his in-group - family, friends, or other acquaintences. So while I don't think he should use this language in professional contexts, I would also advise not to decry the dialect as a whole. It's part of his identity.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/ --- This should answer all your lexical questions.HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! "skeet, skeet, and ultimately skeet." i love it!! i hope this is a joke because its hilarious.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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