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VCE Stuff => VCE English Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English Language => Topic started by: ReganM on November 16, 2011, 07:55:22 pm

Title: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: ReganM on November 16, 2011, 07:55:22 pm
As in, "I am WINGING the EL exam".
lolol. Is it an example of teen slang? is it new? is it from america?

Also, "bro". I've noticed it being used a lot amonst my asian friends (I come from a suburb full of asians, LOL), and it has kind of replaced "mate", is it an example of azn kinship or what? ):
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: ceekayx on November 16, 2011, 07:58:57 pm
LOL goooood point there; "wing" I would think is an old-ish term not particularly new....

and "bro: i would like to know too
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: Natters on November 16, 2011, 08:04:34 pm
to wing is an example of both teenspeak and... something else that i cant remember when you turn a noun into a verb probably called word class conversion or smth
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: iroflmfao on November 16, 2011, 08:09:53 pm
Thanks for the Example Broskiis
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: ReganM on November 16, 2011, 08:11:01 pm
umm, wouldn't it be a complete meaning shift rather than a conversion. O_O
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: Hodgeyhodgey on November 16, 2011, 08:25:36 pm
Quote from: ReganM on November 16, 2011, 08:11:01 pm
umm, wouldn't it be a complete meaning shift rather than a conversion. O_O
It'd be a conversion from a noun to a verb, like Google to "I'll go google that".
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: ReganM on November 16, 2011, 08:29:42 pm
But wing..? Ohhh, are you talking about wing --> winging it?

I was referring to wing (birds wing) --> wing (..what would you say wing means.. haha)
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: papertissue on November 16, 2011, 08:37:43 pm
ReganM, I think they mean "wing" (bird wing=noun) to "wing" (doing something without preparation=verb). That means it undergoes conversion (as well as a shift in meaning). Remember conversion does not involve adding affixes!
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: zool3 on November 16, 2011, 08:38:49 pm
i think bro is outdated, however if you use broskies, trueskies, cuteskies, they would be classiified as contemporary slang terms!
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: helenv on November 16, 2011, 08:40:32 pm
what does skies/skiis mean?
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: Natters on November 16, 2011, 08:48:25 pm
its just a gay suffix that teeny boppers use
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: ReganM on November 16, 2011, 09:06:26 pm
Is that an Australia suffix or is it used in other countries too?
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: helenv on November 16, 2011, 09:15:06 pm
tbh, I've never heard of it until this year...
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: Hodgeyhodgey on November 16, 2011, 09:37:02 pm
Quote from: helenv on November 16, 2011, 09:15:06 pm
tbh, I've never heard of it until this year...
I've never heard of it until now...
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: DisaFear on November 16, 2011, 09:37:42 pm
Same, never heard of skies/skiis
Brotates gonna brotate  8)
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: ceekayx on November 16, 2011, 09:49:47 pm
Maybe its more of a suburb thing..... cus i hear it alot here in the eastern side.
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: Hutchoo on November 16, 2011, 10:35:17 pm
Quote from: ceekayx on November 16, 2011, 09:49:47 pm
Maybe its more of a suburb thing..... cus i hear it alot here in the eastern side.
#thuglife
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: zool3 on November 16, 2011, 11:10:10 pm
its the same meaning as the first half + skies! i think it would be a good example since its current!
its a western thing too... at school everyday...its like saying 'lol' --
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: steve030 on November 17, 2011, 09:13:47 am
Wing= Teenspeak
Bro = Teenspeak but was introduced by the American culture
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: ReganM on November 17, 2011, 09:50:41 am
tate? Never heard of -tate. So that's gthe western thing?
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: dicknob on November 17, 2011, 01:18:20 pm
tate is from a meme.

"Haters gonna hate, potatos gonna potate"

basically meaning people will do more of what they do best.
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: moolz25 on November 17, 2011, 01:45:36 pm
skiies is an international suffix.  It's common in games..Well, common for 10 year olds trying to be 18 anyways. lol
Title: Re: Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?
Post by: moolz25 on November 17, 2011, 01:51:12 pm
also... "Wing" isn't really teenspeak.  It's been documented since late 19th century lol.

Every age group uses it.