No.It is not enough to have understood that “boomer“Is the nickname by which children call all adults, especially those who are slower with digital, or what does it mean”shawl“.
Parents and children, but how difficult it is to understand each other
There communication between parents and children is complicated for several factors. But, let’s say, it becomes even more complex, precisely because of the language barrier which has always divided adults and the very young. For this, a good understanding of youth language is already a good start for address the generation gap.
From being banned to hater, the most used terms
In any case, some translation from youth slang it is not useless to do it, to disentangle the terms most used by the new generations.
For instance, “To be banned” it means to be canceled for a behavior considered wrong. The term refers to the mechanism used by platforms to prevent a player from accessing servers permanently or for a specific period of time, after having performed an action considered to be incorrect.
When and if they talk about “Hate” it is good to listen carefully to what they are talking about. Hate means to hate, and this is well known. Today, however, receiving “hate” online means receive insults or, at worst, threats from other web users in the form of comments or private messages. A sort of online bullying which often causes suffering and discomfort in those who receive them.
What are the children playing at?
It is also interesting to know what children play, since these games are often called with acronyms. CODfor instance, is Call of Duty beloved video game. You play as an armed soldier who has to complete different missions.
GTA is Grand Theft Auto a series of action-adventure video games. The player controls an outlaw and his rise in organized crime.
Fort is short for Fortnitea free-to-play battle royal game with numerous modes for all types of players, including Save the World, Creative Mode and Battle Royale.
While Biohazard is the Japanese name of Resident Evil (also abbreviated to “RE”), a series of survival horror video games featuring zombies and other monsters generated by out of control experiments.
The slang that divides the generations
Language represents a distinctive generational feature it has always and has always been influenced by social and cultural factors.
For example, today more than ever, the slang of young people tends to be very linked to the world of the web and if not understood, they may seem like a kind of coded language so as not to be understood by the parents. Which is a little bit of that too.
Parents and children: moving at the same pace
The outside world changes much faster than before and the parents of the “latest generation” have to move faster if not to keep up, at least immediately behind their children, showing empathy and understanding of age-related needs.
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