They're catchy, they're popular, and they're fashionable (well, some of them are)...they're trending expressions! In case you're uncertain of what I mean, I'll provide you with some of the recent (and past) trending expressions (and phrases) that will have you feeling like a "boss". There's "100" (also known as "one-hunnid"), "Real Talk", "Shut the front door", "That's cray", "Trueeeee (in your 2Chainz voice), "OML"/"On My Life", "OMM"/"On My Momma", "Turn up"/"Turn Down for What?!!", "What you said", "No chaser", "No way!, "Get outta here" or "Get outta town", and "Ooooh Kill 'Em" (my favorite inspired by Cousin Terio)! You get the point, right? I, personally, never use any of those as part of my daily vocabulary (well, besides "no way" and "oooh kill 'em!"), and I'm not dissing if you do, but some of them are not anything I'd EVER allow myself to use...EVER.
Of all of those popular expressions, there are two that I'm tired of hearing and seeing because they're absolutely preposterous: (drum roll) "LET ME FIND OUT" and "On my momma"! To begin, allow me to state that the "Let me find out" phrase isn't used the same as if it were being used in a sentence or typical conversation like; "Let me find my shoes first..." or "Let me find some gum in my purse because...I love you and all...but you really need it right now". NO, allow me to provide you with a scenario:
[Scenario]: You take a picture of you and your (insert favorite person here) at your favorite restaurant, and post the picture on Facebook. In about five minutes, you receive a notification from one of your friends commenting on your picture, and it reads "Let me find out you went without me"!
This is where I have a problem because your friend (who had to look at the picture in order for them to respond) already found out that you were at the location displayed in the picture or given in the caption without them! I mean, they found out already, so what's the point in "finding out" again? I'm pretty certain I'll earn my "hater" card for this, but seriously, it's pretty pointless. "Let me find out you went to the store" (after seeing the refrigerator is full contrary to how it looked the day before), "Let me find out we were in the same local music video". For certain instances, it can work like: "Let me find out you (were the one who) turned the lights out while I was on the toilet"! THAT works, but when you're using it as an expression AFTER you've already found out... it's not really compatible.
Next, we have "on my momma" which is typically used to express the extent of honesty or depth of seriousness for a situation or conversation. Here is an example: "You did not get those J's from the mall!! The ball looks like a football in MJ's hand!" "ON MY MOMMA I got these yesterday around 5:35 p.m. Eastern time!! WAIT...where'd your mom come from? I mean, this is completely unfair to your mom especially since consent wasn't given to just throw your mom in the convo. It's not just "mommas" involved now; people have taken it to another level and included grandparents and children's graves.
In case I'm not able to change your minds for refraining from using this expression, please reconsider how disrespectful it is. And it really is. Including someone-in that manner- to "validate" what you say won't win a case. Seriously, if you were sitting in courtroom for someone's trial, and the judge asked the suspect where they were the night of an incident, and they responded with "On my dead granddaddy's grave I was at the store"it wouldn't support their statement by any means-especially if the person they're using for validation is deceased. -_-. I'm not going to bash all of our commonly used expressions, but, honestly, you can point out the lack of relevance or meaning in almost all of them. LOL. I recommend annihilating the ones I've mentioned. All in favor say "Ohhhh kill 'em"!!!
With Realness,
Bee Elae
1/1/2014
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