The Secret Psychology Of The Letter K
The psychology of stuff always fascinates me. A listener reached out to me recently and told me the story of a text exchange that ended her relationship with her friend….
The Letter K is the bully of the alphabet. That’s why it’s edges are so sharp. It’s a pointy little jerk.
JulyVelchev via Getty ImagesThe psychology of stuff always fascinates me. A listener reached out to me recently and told me the story of a text exchange that ended her relationship with her friend. The subject of the conversation was politics, which is one helluva way to end a friendship. Anyways, at one point her friend texted her a simple “K.”
That's all. The Letter K. The listener asked if she should read into it. Um, yeah! I don't know what you did or what you said, but girl you stepped in it.
The Psychology of the Letter K
According to northcountrynow.com, phone calls are on the decline and messages via text are now the number one way we communicate. Sure, if you hate talking on the phone, that's wonderful.
The problem is, texting can cause all kinds of issues, especially when talking to a different generation. The psychology of texting is different from one gen to the next.
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For instance, Gen X will use full sentences and grammar (not me of course), while Gen Z will forgo all that nonsense. In fact, Gen Z sees punctuation and capitalization as formal and even curt.
And communication shortcuts? Well, let's just say there’s a right way and a wrong way.
Like texting the word "okay". You can do it sans the period at the end "Okay. ".
Enter The Letter K
So indeed, it's acceptable to say,” okay”, "sounds good” or even “cool.” But when you use the letter K as a response? Well friend, That's nuclear. Because, let's face it, the letter K is the biggest jerk of the alphabet. The bully of all the ABC’s. The Letter K is so savage, when you text it, you might as well be talking with your middle finger.
This woman shares my opinion of kale. The fact that it's spelled with the letter K is just more proof that it's the worst vegetable around.
Think about all the words that start with K like klutz, kidney, kale (who eats that crap?). And all the words it doesn't belong in like knife, knuckle, knabble (what does that even mean?). But there K is, in words that it has no place in, just sitting there waiting for you to fail your spelling test. Like the jerk that it is.
So, when deciding to miscommunicate with a friend in the future, save your friendship by knowing the psychology behind your texting.
And, above all, please stop talking politics. K?
Gen Z Slang Vs. Millennial Slang; Word For Word
Millennial Slang vs. Gen Z slang; word for word. Kids these days... What are they saying and how can we understand them?
Conversation slang has been a way of communication taking place for decades. Each and every year new words are formed aging out old terminology. Millennials and "elder" millennials are starting to grow gray hairs because of Gen Z and their new terms. "Side eye", "Rizz" and "It's Giving" are newly found words that are commonly used. Being able to understand young ones is important and their slang is one hurdle to overcome to do that.
Though words are updating often they seem to be similar and simpler. Some of these words sound silly but they help keep your vocabulary "hip." For those of us that might not know where we fall in the generation timeline, here are the years to the categories.
According to USAToday.com,
Now we know some of these terms are interchangeable between the years. There are also some of us who fall on the border of years and identify as "Zennial" a cross between Millennial and Gen Z. We see you, we know it can be confusing. If you need help deciphering Gen Z slang words or vice versa we hope you enjoy the list below:
Gen Z: That's Bussin'
Millennial equivalent: The Bomb
Elder Millennial equivalent: That's Fire
Gen Z: Rizz
Millennial equivalent: Swag
Genz Z: Bruh
Elder Millennial equivalent: All Up In My Kooliad And Don't Even Know The Flava
Gen Z: It's Giving
Millennial equivalent: That's Lit or I Can't Even
Elder Millennial equivalent: Off The Hook
Gen Z: Side Eye or That's Sus
Millennial equivalent: That's Suspicious
Gen Z: Word or Bible
Millennial equivalent: That's Legit
Gen Z: No Cap
Millennial Equivalent: Real Talk
Gen Z: Fit Check
Millennial Equivalent: Ootd (Outfit Of The Day)
Gen Z: On God
Millennial equivalent: Ferreal
Gen Z: On Fleek
Millennial equivalent: Slay
Gen Z: Gotta Clear
Millennial equivalent: Deuces
Elder Millennial equivalent: Catch Ya On The Flip
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