the words "ladies" and "gentlemen" died when feminism came up. to replace these words, we use "guys" and "gals".
nobody uses the words "indeed" either. only old people say it. we just say "absolutely" or "definately"..
so why do Brits talk like old people?
The US population is getting lazy, and that is being reflected in the language.
English has many regional variations. I live in Canada, I'm in my twenties, and I can say that I use all those words in my everyday vocabulary, and they are quite common at least within my academic circles. I use 'perhaps' and 'indeed' nearly every day. I suppose 'ladies' and 'gentlemen' is more restricted to set phrases, like saying "Ladies and Gentlemen!" before a speech, but I have definitely used the terms in normal conversation too... Even at parties with young people, I think it's common to "hey, ladies!" and when I meet with my group of male friends I sometimes greet them by saying "gentlemen" as I nod around the room.
Ultimately, English is a fluid language, adapted to meet the needs of many different people. There will always be differences depending on region, age, social class, ethnic group, education level, profession, etc. What might sound stiff and overly formal to you, might just be common speech to someone else.
I am over 80 years old i have served with Americans and lived in the same Countries as Americans and the Americans do Not speak English and as for their Spelling
you can make stupid statements I speak English as i was Taught you dont end of silly question
i was even told that people dont use Debit anymore well sorry me Card says DEBIT on it
as i said we speak English the USA well who Knows it is Not English
We dont - we speak like brits. Language is constantly evolving and over the last few hundred years has evolved differently in britain to the way it has in America. . get over yourself and stop trying to put brits down.
AHAHAHA I'm British and Jesus we don't talk like old people unless you are raised that way, must people in Englad say stuff like banter, and lad, bro, zummin. We don't at the slightest however some may still do.
Raight Kidder, tha' anna got a fuggen clue wot tha's prattlin' on abaht, hast tha?
That, believe it or not, is ENGLISH as spoken in the Northeast Midland area of England.
The language is as diverse as the people who use it.
Are you sure? I suspect that the English language as spoken in the backwoods of some Southern states would be very different from that spoken in the middle of a city like Detroit or New York. It varies a hell of a lot in the UK.
I doubt that you are talking about everybody in USA. You sound rather young.
"Guys and Gals" ...Yuk. In fact it's a phrase we connect with a certain celebrity who turned out to be a predatory serial sex offender.
If you wish to modify our language, it's up to you. However, we will use it as we prefer.
I'm sure that many States use different English to that used in poor city suburbs
Britain invented the English language. America changed it. Why did America change the English language is the real question.
I don't know where you live, but where I live (in the USA) those words are used on a regular basis. You sound rather young, rather under-educated, and extremely na?ve.
