The weirdest hangup my mum has is she hates when people say “yeah” instead of “yes” She literally will correct me or my sister when we say it. We’ll say yeah and she’ll snap back “sssss!” like she’s an upset snake. And yet asking her to respect pronouns is apparently absurd.
That's pretty innane ngl. Respecting dialects and slang is not hard. Yeah has been a word for decades
And as a kid I was under the impression I was genuinely doing something wrong every time I said it, because of this.
correct her in the same way hiss the right pronoun at her
*Loops Human After All*
The problem with correct English is that while one can respect your use of your chosen pronouns a third person will always refer to you by name or as they and you.
in a previous role I was reprimanded for saying yeah rather than yes. Like lady we’re in Ohio. “Yeah no” is its own verbiage and i guarantee you a donor would not be able to say whether I said yes or yeah. They would just know I said something affirmative. Micro managing and controlling
From rural Maryland initially, and I grew up with "yeah no" too!
just switch to 'ye' (short, straight to the point) or 'yep'?
wow, this unlocked a memory. i was also not allowed to respond to questions with "yeah." it was always "yes." it was weird!
But what if you started hissing pronouns at her or am I too chaotic 😭
I'm not allowed to say she or her when it comes to referring my mom in conversation. Ex: it's her fault, she told me, etc. No, that's bad according to her. I can only refer to her as mom or momma. Ex: Momma told me, mom said this, etc. Same with dad. Using correct pronouns is taboo in their house.
Next time say "yasssssssss" and just really drill that ssss in like you're drilling through the planet
Yeah, I agree 🤭
I'd double down and say it like Lil Jon just to piss her off. Then again, my mother is in prison for being a drug mule and a whore, and I haven't spoken to her in nearly a decade.
I bet she is not fond of the Beatles.
Did she watch Miss Congeniality at a formative age? This is a thing Michael Caine makes a big deal out of while he's teaching Sandra Bullock pageant etiquette.
Counter with "-top it" every time she does.
Its unfortunate but not absurd as her proven rigid adherence to language is severely ingrained and making uncommon/unconventional usage of pronouns is going to hit against those same stubborn behaviors that she needs to find the motivation AND strength to overcome.
I would've come back with
This is such a mom thing? Mine hates the word 'stupid' even if you use it in the most innocuous sentence. "I hate that word! Stupid!" Mind you she also gets defensive at 'white' every time... somehow not at cis thankfully
Why am i reminded of Moral Orel?
Start saying "yas" until she gets on board I guess
Take her to Germany… she’ll probably snap every time she hears someone say “Ja” since they are so close phonetically.
That’s next level pedantry cognitive dissonance on her part
the one my mother used to say is "SHE is the cat's mother"
What does this even mean
My mom is also like this, but to a lesser extent. (She hasn't hissed at me for it since my 20s. Maybe she accepts she's lost this particular fight against casualness culture.)
Hiss at her then.
This has nothing to do with saying or not saying yes correctly.
Oh man, can I relate to this so much
My first instinct would be to set my accent back five centuries and use 'yea'
At one point I did suggest we all start saying “aye”
Switch to Korean, where 'ye' is acceptable