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[stranger_daze]

I love the word random when used literally; I hate the word random when used in modern day teenspeak. It is just so notorious for meaning tons of different things to tons of different people. Which leads to me watching tons of conversations where both heads are nodding their agreement to highly contrasting opinions

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[blackabsynthe]

My roomate in first year, Brittany, was really fond of saying "randoms" when talking about random people. She'd say, "Okay, so me and some randoms were going to the lcbo when..." and so on and so forth.

I really don't get it. I think we're the first generation to use it in a huge capacity in this way...

[stranger_daze]

I hear it everywhere, and it's usually some sort of judgement. I thought random was a good thing, you know, out with the old, in with the new. New ideas, new groups of people, new thought. Random triggers that encouraged all sorts of growth and view sharing.

Not anymore though. It seems to encourage the idea that different is a bad, unwanted thing. Always makes me frown to hear it coming out of so many mouths.

Long time no see! What have you been up to?

[rodnet]

I know, it's so random, right?

y'know?
Like?

[deadlybuzz]

hmm when I say 'that movie was so random' I literally mean random.. Like someone put the characters and plot through a random number generator which then determined how they would act. :P

but I feel my greatest offence would be 'But in fairness', 'indeed' and the ever useful get you out of a tight situation phrase 'So's your face'.

Strange though.. I don't think people in Ireland use 'random' really as a slang. It's a bit posh if you say it all the time, similar to 'like' and 'hon'.

[stranger_daze]

haha, good to know how it's being treated in another part of the word.

[original_fluffy]

damn our ambiguous language! damn it to hell!

unless you don't believe in hell! then just dislike it vehemently!