Language

It is so interesting to think how language has changed over the past four years. As a freshman, I didn't use half the terms I use now. For instance, take the term "legit". People now use it as a filler word because they think it's cool but really it is WAY over used. It actually means Conforming to the rules. So it barely makes sense when anyone says it. For example, we say that an event that happened was "legit" to say that it really happened. Like " I legit just fell down the stairs". We also use the term to describe if something is cool like "this house is so legit" (it basically means the house is really cool). A new term that also came about is from Jersey Shore (or as I like to call it "Jersey Whore") is entitled "fist pumping". While this is a gesture that mostly celebrities do, Jersey Shore brought it not only around America, but also into everyday lingo. People use it all the time. There were songs made about fist pumping, people even made fist pumping cereal for the marketing class at SHS! Language has changed so much just this year, it will be awesome to see how it changes in the next year or two.

~ Jessie