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Why Internet slang is a riddle for bosses
Being out of touch about new words can pose problems in the workplace.
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In reality, we have multiple guises, adjusting tone or appearance according to the situation.
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Emma Jacobs
I can’t pinpoint the precise time it happened, but my transformation from a great parent to an embarrassing one was reinforced the other day when I casually dropped “rizz” into a conversation at home. It was an experiment to see my son’s familiarity with Internet slang. “Don’t say that,” he said. “You sound terrible.”
In terms of ego, it was a failure. But as a test of generational differences in the use of language, it was a success.
