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Old 10th Mar 2005, 13:04
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BEagle
 
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Having to de-crypt bona-mate speak at Wildenrath many years ago was hard enough, but 'kewl-yoof' (as I have been advised it is more correctly termed) speak is definitely a bit taxing at times.

For example:
'sdoin' me 'ed in = I am too dim for this task - or cannot be bothered even to try.

Notably, much of this oikish syntax appears to stem from down at heel inner city wastelands of the type so often featured in contemporary television programmes. When I was a lad, TV schools sitcoms were usually based upon imaginery public school life - such as 'Whacko', 'Billy Bunter' or 'Jennings and Darbyshire'. But such things were too patronising to the lower orders for the ranting socialists who took over TV programming shortly afterwards to accept - and they came up with things like 'Please, Sir' (how many kids would even say that nowadays?) - and the infamous Grine Jill.. Of which the less said, the better.

I saw a pair of children's TV presenters the other day. Good grief. I don't think I understood 50% of whatever it was they were saying. Memo to BBC: "Don't understand 'kewl-yoof speak'; please introduce subtitles for the educated"

Not saying we should go back to "Welcome to the first live television broadcast from Elexahndrah Pelless" - but the monsyllabic grunts mumbled by yoof of today surely need some guided correction?
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