'That's phat, brotha! Innit?' Tesco issues guide to teenage slang for its older staff

Tesco are teaching street slang to older workers to help them understand and communicate with their younger colleagues.

Employees over retirement age have been issued with a phrasebook listing more than 30 of the most common phrases used by teenagers.

Phrases included in the guide include:

• A and B the C of D: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

• Am I bovvered?: I don’t care

• B in the D: Back in the Day

• Bad: Good NB: this can also mean bad; when in doubt, just nod

I haven't even HEARD of "B in the D"??? What's going on? Haha it's actually somewhat comical...

I am not claiming to be a linguistic genius by any means, but my teachings from school has taken its toll; I can say that I love English. It's NOT just a subject; it is related to psychology, exploring the mind, creation of mood, feeling, emotion and causality behind relationships. English isn't JUST about a bunch of words; these words are just VEHICLES for true expression, which need to be sought within the meanings, or even underneath the apparent surface...English can be fun?

*DUN DUN DUUUUUUN* omgosh? Did he just say what I THINK he said!!! - er yeah I did say English is fun?

How the world has changed...

However, I'm somewhat a hypocrite. I still use these new terms; it's inevitable, I'm young and was exposed to it whilst it was being nurtured and tweaked over the past decade. Innit?

Haha if you want to read the article, it is here.

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