Etymology, A Beginning

[greenstorm]

Dude! - This one's been around for about three years, I picked it up from Juggler at the poly retreat. It rained in the night, and Kynnin and Mouse stared freaking out while water ran through the tent. Juggler blinks awake and says, "duuuude, stop it, yer freaking me out" to Kynnin, who was running around like crazy. It sounded so great that I deliberately adopted it, and the use has increased.

Fair Enough - Recent (this year) from Bevan. I used to mock him for using it instead of some other acknowledgement of a statement, then picked it up myself.

It's True - Recent (last year) from Angus, used in general agreement because I love his expression when he says it, sort of serenely amused.

Comments

[formatdrivec.livejournal.com]

I always found that I subconsciously pick up idiomatic phrase's from people that I hang out with. Sometimes its kind of annoying when it something that is uniquely theirs.

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Annoying? No. It's awesome. The language I use is like a history of the people I've interacted with. I love bveing covered in people's fingerprints that way.

[arrogant-gamer.livejournal.com]

Hi

Agreed! I like to go back and re-read what I have written, and notice all the weird things and styles that used to people my paragraphs. Like "To own truth" what the heck does that even mean?

z.

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

It means that you bought some truth and tucked it in your pocket, duh.