Why Do They Do It?

[bednobs]

i was introduced to the new young star at work today, i think he's probably late 20s.
he's kind of our boss and informed us "if you have any problems you can come to myself" and then " it's will be nice getting to know yourselves"

Is this some young person way of talking? What's wrong we "me" and "you" in the sentences above?? At the very least they're both 1 fewer syllable to say each time!

[dannyk13]

Strange way of speaking.Is English his second language?

[Mamyalynne]

Sounds like he's trying too hard.

[ToraToraTora]

sounds like a right plonker! Did he call everyone "guys" too?

[youngmafbog]

I suppose its one up from referring to himself as 'they'.

In reality probably nervous and trying to sound as if he is speaking with wisdom and authority. I'm sure he will settle in.

[ToraToraTora]

Yeah he's probably trying to synergise with the elephant outside the flagpole or something!

[ToraToraTora]

remember BS bingo?

[THECORBYLOON]

Perhaps he thought, "myself" and "yourselves" were more "correct" in the same way some folk use, "you and I" even when, "you and me" is correct.

[Bazile]

Has he penciled in a session for some blue sky thinking ?

[davebro]

It's probably a paradigm shift.

[THECORBYLOON]

I was in a meeting and it was suggested one idea be "put in the fridge.".

Not sure if that meant to keep it fresh or to forget all about it while it went mouldy for six month.

[cashier]

Not only young people, people on television, radio and it's also appeared in books. It seems as if no one understands it's wrong. It drives me mad.

[youngmafbog]

Yes, I remember BS Bingo TTT. Kept me amused in many a boring meeting at quite a few companies.

Its even easier to play now on Teams, just run a Signal group in the background to play it!

[bednobs]

errgghh along with that awful present/future tense thingy that i cant remember the name of that people use when describing events in the past "he dislikes my shirt, so he comes up to me and asks about it, then i tap him on the shoulder and then he hits me"

[The Builder]

This has come up before on here, Beds. The "selves" business is a nonsense since they are reflexive. For some reason, they think simple "object pronouns" are ungrammatical (me, him , us etc).

Just wait until he gets to the heights of a top Treasury official who actually told a Parliamentary Committee yesterday that she was intending to....
"backload pillar three of the public framework"
It's all just obfuscation masking insecurity Beds ;o)))

[Ric.ror]

Maybe he/she/they is careful with his/her/their pronouns

[New Judge]

//It's all just obfuscation masking insecurity Beds//

It's more likely to be masking ineptitude.

Still, nothing anyone says or writes must be considered "wrong" today. People must be allowed to "express" themselves (though I thought that was something to do with milk delivery). That still applies even when they are talking utter BS.

[AuntPG]

Leave the poor Lad alone, he's probably wetting himself facing up to a new job with people obviously a lot older than him. He probably thinks it sounds 'older' and more 'intelligent'. He'll get over it, I'm sure. :-)

[jno]

bednobs, that's like Wolf Hall

https://www.salon.com/2010/09/22/present_tense/

[jno]

///"express" themselves (though I thought that was something to do with milk delivery)///

just for new mothers.

[highbury57]

And the ubiquitous ‘that’ instead of ‘the’. Cricket commentators are guilty. Anyone noticed it elsewhere?