Saturday, March 19, 2005
The Language of the Insane...
With the free time that comes with Grade 13 comes a certain freeloader called insanity. It is due to this insanity that we end up doing some truely crazy-ass things. One such moment was when my friend Rawan and added words to traditional English to make ourselves unique. For instance, what used to be "man that is soo cool" has just become "ey, coolio". Also, "that is the coolest thing in the world" has become, "ey, ice." Moreover, "that person is ugly" has become "ey, paperbag." there are reasons behind each of these phrases. When expressing severe disgust or surprise, "AYAN!!" (pronounced with a soft, nasal n). Wanting to show that someone has done something extremely stupid or has been insulted by someone else the word of choice is "AFA..." For instance, if I were to ask someone out and then get rejected (for instance???) i would say "AFA on me..." This phrase is gramatically incorrect if the pronouns are not used to indicate who it is aimed at. When rhetorically asking whether something is true or not we say "Seeriaas???'" This is actually a very cool thing to say in South Africa, in case you ever go. When greeting each other, we refer to each other as "Stupid" or "idiot. For example, "hey stupid, how was your exam?" To which I would reply, "ey, coolio." You see. We are very bored. More on that in my next post. Now if you have actually read through the whole thing you should have understood that these are not hard and fast rules but mainly guidelines. The true expert is able to make something up on the spot yet get the message across. So dudes and dudettes, I'd better snap. That means I have to go. You see?Over and Out.
Waldo! at 8:13 AM
