'WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR LANGUAGE?"

I guess it's clear....I'm watching too much TV. Not because it's good, or that there's anything really
worth watching. But still, I watch. If I watch anything that's been done in the last five years (which lets out old movies and Gunsmoke), I'm realizing that people don't talk the way they used to.
Am I right? I'm getting used to the bad grammar (if you know me, you know that's huge and I'm not really getting used to it!!!!!!!). But it's more than that.

I used to have trouble hearing the word "like" being used every other word in a sentence. Such as.....Like, I went to the mall and like, I saw this great outfit, and like, it fit perfectly and like
I just had to have it......That craziness still exists in conversations but LIKE I kind of weed it out when I can. Now, it's the word "so". Every answer to every question has to start with the word "so".
Even the top journalists do it. For instance, "When did you know you wanted to be a performer?"
"SO, I knew when I was five." Or "Why did you decide to open your own restaurant?" "SO, I
loved to cook as a kid.........." What's happening????????? Try that sentence without the word SO and ya' know what? It makes perfect sense without the word SOOOOOO!

OK, moving on.....when in our language did the letter "g" become the letter "G"? Examples:

Giving - GivinG
Walking - WalkinG
Talking - TalkinG
Singing - SinginG

As I recall, that last letter, the letter "g", should be silent, soft....not hard and emphasized. Linda Cash Egge, talk to me!!! Have I completely lost my mind? When and why did this metamorphosis take place in our language? And honestly, I'm not sure why it bothers me so much. I mean, as lonG as
I believe I'm sayinG these words correctly or not endinG every sentence with hard G, shouldn't I be
satisfied? Maybe I'm not drinkinG enough! No, that can't be it!!!

Now, I'm telling you, I'm not even going to harp here about I seen it (saw it). Or I done it (did it). Or I should have went (gone). Or them guys (those)!!!!

I'm sorry. I apologize. I  know I'm getting mean and rude and overly judgmental and way too touchy
and .... did I mention rude? I don't mean to be. I realize that often when people say these things, they
are much brighter than I am..... more talented in lots of ways......And still I harp and harp and
harp! I can't blame it on the social distancing and the isolation, because people who know me know
I've ALWAYS been this way. Though I MAY be a little worse right now!!!!! And also, I know I can
make errors in grammar. I have a good friend who, in recent years, pointed out a couple of word usages that I often tended to mis-use. For instance, there's a big difference between fewer and less. And we so often mis-use the word anxious. Check it out! I was so thrilled to have it brought to my
attention and realized that, though I knew the difference, I had gotten lazy about the usage.

Oh, well, now that I've offended every reader I may have had, I'll sign off. I told myself I would
never write this blog for that very reason. And yet, here it is......

Bottom line, I guess it's not how we speak that should matter, as much as what we mean when we
say it. I guess it's not how we say it, as much as what's in our hearts as we speak. I may need to
be reminded of that from time to time. Forgive me, please.

Soooooo, I spent some time on the front porch this evening. It was a wonderful respite from TV and cleaning, etc. It looks like the coming week could offer some temps that are a little more inviting. Stay home. Stay safe and healthy and cautious and patient and well, you know........all those things
that are going to help us get through this.