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ECLCh Gene~ation finds Its Own Way To

Speak Out!

Just as new generations of kids come as no surprise that this the time it's a substitute for some-
come and go, so do some of the acitvity has its own terminology. In thing I don't know how to say."
words they say. It's not like they're our generation you don't just One phrase that is unique to our
re-writing the dictionary, they just make fun of someone or rag on generation is my bad. If someone
use different slang terms to de- them as previous generations makes a mistake and realizes it,
scribe the same things as previous called it. Now we dis, burn, or slam they will say my bad instead of my
generations. them. mistake or I was wrong.
Runnning the risk of getting Words used to describe other Another phrase, peace out, seems
some of the old timers hached off, things have changed over the years to be a compromise between our
(mad) it seems that some of the too. Money is referred to as cheese generation and previous ones. Ap-
words they used, or still use, just or cheddar, jewelry is called bling- parently our generation didn't
aren't tubular (cool) anymore. bling, and friends are referred to think it was cool enough to just say
One subject that each generation as G, homie, dogg·, or bud. peace as we leave, we needed to
seems to develop its own slang for Popular with our generation but make it peace out.
is the opposite gender. For ex- not popular with others is the use Other words have made the
ample, one or two generations ago of the word lihe. transition from generation to gen-
ifMr. Quinn wanted to describe a "The word lil:e is used as a vari- eration pretty smoothly without re-
beautiful girl he probably would able whenever kid's don't know vision. Words like cool, sweet, and
have said she was foxy or boss. ow what else to say," said math teacher awesome are words that never seem
if Chris Miner sees a good looking Mr. Williams. to get old. Who knows what keeps
girl she is hot or a babe. Apparently his observation was them popular, but whatever it is it
Considering the amount of time correct. will probably keep them around
high school boys spend jokingly "I use the word lil:e a lot," said for the next few generations to use,
insultng one another, it should sophomore Keshia Selko. "Most of or revise to make them unique.

cWh.en I see someone I 1.vunl Lo !.a.lk "When rm talklng Lo my fciends I
Lo Ill suy Whals tLp C because its call thmn clogg and Ltse Llw wocd
Lhe moee h.tp vJuy Lo suy h.i." light Lo describe thi,ngs dent ar-e
cool'
- Kixk Sake -Nikki. Simon
Seni.ot: Junioe