I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this. Why would you want to act younger than you are? Why is this person so desperate to fit in with the teenagers?
We have all been there, cringing at what our parents have said to us in front of our friends. They are from a different generation and likewise they have in their turn gone through the same.
The very idea that I should throw out all the correct grammar and punctuation that I use in texts and use that bloody awful text speak fills me with horror. My mother and sister use it each time they text me and I have to say I am disappointed. We had the same education (we attended the same convent school) and I remember distinctly the teaching received during our English lessons.
"Never say to another human being, of any age, 'Are you sure you're going to be warm enough in that?'.... because it'll make you sound at least a hundred and twelve."
"Never say to another human being, of any age, 'Are you sure you're going to be warm enough in that?'.... because it'll make you sound at least a hundred and twelve."
What in under gods name is wrong with being concerned if someone is going to be alright? There is something wrong with this person who is so desperate to be accepted by those younger than they that they are willing to hide and change who they are. What utter sh**e this article spouts.
Sorry, got a bit ranty there. Perhaps it's a sign of old age!
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