Americans... Riddle me this...

[GavLew79]

Why do you drop the past participle of Chill?

Naturally, you would say "I am feeling stressed" or "I am stressed". You wouldn't say "I am stress".

So, why the hell do you say "feeling chill" or "I am chill"???

Surely, "feeling chilled" or "I am chilled". No? It drives me bananas. WHY??? 

[Corylax18]

4 minutes ago, GavLew79 said:

Surely, "feeling chilled" or "I am chilled". No? It drives me bananas. WHY??? 

Chill Bro.

[Dozerhead]

Someone definitely needs to chill...lol

[Corylax18]

Haha. Seriously though, its Slang, so grammar is pretty much out the window. 

A lot of slang doesn't make sense. For example I've never understood the Brits saying they're "pissed" when they're drunk. Here we say pissed or pissed off when we're angry. Neither use really makes any sense when you think about it. 

[GavLew79]

2 hours ago, Corylax18 said:

 For example I've never understood the Brits saying they're "pissed" when they're drunk.

"On the piss" is a euphemism for "on the sauce" or drinking heavily. Hence the past participle is "pissed" 😉

🤣

2 hours ago, Corylax18 said:

Chill Bro.

Correct usage. 😉

2 hours ago, Dozerhead said:

Someone definitely needs to chill...lol

Correct usage. 😉

[99call]

2 hours ago, GavLew79 said:

Why do you drop the past participle of Chill?

Naturally, you would say "I am feeling stressed" or "I am stressed". You wouldn't say "I am stress".

So, why the hell do you say "feeling chill" or "I am chill"???

Surely, "feeling chilled" or "I am chilled". No? It drives me bananas. WHY??? 

It's the never ending 'improved' shorthand and streamlining of the English language. It makes you sound like a malfunctioning robot, and requires everyone around you to ask you to elaborate. 

[Cigar Surgeon]

[SirVantes]

Bro got no chill

[cgoodrich]

Take a chill pill, brah. 😎 

[Ford2112]

Chillin like Bob Dylan

[SCgarman]

15 minutes ago, SirVantes said:

Bro got no chill

Bro doesn't even exist now. It's "Bruh"!!, whatever the heck that means!😁

[RedLantern]

3 hours ago, 99call said:

It's the never ending 'improved' shorthand and streamlining of the English language. It makes you sound like a malfunctioning robot, and requires everyone around you to ask you to elaborate. 

All languages function in this way. All language is constantly in flux. There are no rules, only convention, which predictably shifts and drifts over time.

[westg]

4 hours ago, Corylax18 said:

Chill Bro.

Ha 😶‍🌫️

[ctsigler317]

Feeling chilled would mean you’re cold.  🥶

[Chibearsv]

This is “chilled”

this is “chill”

 

[MickVanWinkle]

As an American, I don’t support these atrocities (included are other modern slang - please point me in the direction of the aspiring grumpy old men club)

[GoodStix]

@GavLew79 as the Brits would say the lads above are just taking the piss. They’re neither drunk nor angry 😉

[ha_banos]

8 hours ago, GoodStix said:

@GavLew79 as the Brits would say the lads above are just taking the piss. They’re neither drunk nor angry 😉

Piss off!

 

On another note. I love seeing Chinese and Indian colleagues phrasing English. Like when having left a screen idle, one guy used the instruction 'login back' on the screen.

I've no idea how 'log back in' would be in Mandarin.

One is chillin'

One doth chill

His chilled'ness?

 

[MagicalBikeRide]

21 hours ago, RedLantern said:

All languages function in this way. All language is constantly in flux. There are no rules, only convention, which predictably shifts and drifts over time.

Exactly. And history has so many examples of this in practice - eg the combination of English and Gaeilge (Irish) brought about some of the world’s most recognisable authors, poets and playwrights. They took the popularity of English and added the romanticisms of Gaelige. That period, without doubt, evolved English as a language - but through external influence. 

[Timothy556]

Take notes:

 

[Rushman]

No clue whatsoever. Just one more way we yanks butcher the queens English.



rushman

[Ken Gargett]

3 hours ago, Rushman said:

No clue whatsoever. Just one more way we yanks butcher the queens English.



rushman

not to be pedantic (well, yes, to be pedantic), it is the King's English. 

[99call]

On 12/24/2023 at 1:41 AM, RedLantern said:

All languages function in this way. All language is constantly in flux. There are no rules, only convention, which predictably shifts and drifts over time.

I have no issue with the evolution of language, The great, and much missed, Nino Munoz very much changed my mind on that issue.    However change should have some essence of improvement or efficiency, something that is positive. 

This is not a dig at Americans, but I have notices that the Americans that I have worked with within my profession,  seem to add "ability" and "ization" onto a multitude of words in an effort to try and make themselves sound more technical or impressive.    The resulting effect is incredibly confusing, awkward and less efficient/affective. 

In conclusion, I'm all for the ingenious shorthand developments of the English language, or cultural influences and adaptions,  it can add colour and character.    What I dislike is when people make alterations that make the language sluggish, awkward, confusing, incoherent and ugly. i.e. not an improvement, but rather a downgrade. 

[Rushman]

not to be pedantic (well, yes, to be pedantic), it is the King's English. 

Yes I know. Was trying to make a point somehow



rushman

[Arabian]

I enjoyed studying English in school more than my native Arabic and its difficult grammar and rules, I had higher grades in English than Arabic. The most difficult part about English is sometimes it doesn't make any sense especially with vocab list that keeps updating with new words and slang each day.