Horrible word

[Embargo_ograbme]

I hate that word... it's just there to combine two words together... I know one of the words is you, but what is the other one?  

[The One and Only Guardian]

Honestly, I don't mind it when people really do speak that way. (Ex: If they're from Africa or somewhere where they speak differently.) However, it annoys me if a person is saying it that way to sound cool, or updated. confused  

[Subservient Nonentity]

In my eyes, 'chu' is a rather cute noise... coming from a young person (such as a toddler or tween), of course. To hear it from a more mature person is rather childish.  

[Subservient Nonentity]

[Shan.Raikou]

When I first read the word "chu" in this thread, my brain immediately went into "too much anime" mode. I thought you were talking about the Japanese "chu", wich I think means "kiss". It doesn't annoy me in Japanese, as it's a real word, but when they use it to replace "you", that does get on my nerves...

[Shan.Raikou]

Ahh, I agree. I didn't want to seem like the odd one out, so I thought of little American children and their tendancy to say 'Chuuuu', which I find adorable as my niece so oft says it.  

[Subservient Nonentity]

Ezra Pound

LarryTheLlama666

Ekame

Chu probably originated from accents and speaking too quickly. Admittedly, I often use "Wha'chya" when greeting friends in face to face speech. As for accents, think of a southerner, who might say "'Ey, wh'chu doin'?"

Did you know there are a group of people who want to change the whole English language to phonetics...?

Really?

I'm one of them.

Why would a person wish to change our written language? It would be very difficult for such a change to occur, as all of our written word would have to be translated, and in some cases, re-translated, so that it does not become archaic and forgotten.

You obviously have no problems with punctuation or spelling, so what is your reasoning?

If I come off as a tad rude, I do apologize as I am only curious.
(Yes, I have been likened to a cat many times.) 3nodding  

[The Man who was Thursday]

subservient_x_nonentity

Ezra Pound

LarryTheLlama666

Ekame

Chu probably originated from accents and speaking too quickly. Admittedly, I often use "Wha'chya" when greeting friends in face to face speech. As for accents, think of a southerner, who might say "'Ey, wh'chu doin'?"

Did you know there are a group of people who want to change the whole English language to phonetics...?

Really?

I'm one of them.

Why would a person wish to change our written language? It would be very difficult for such a change to occur, as all of our written word would have to be translated, and in some cases, re-translated, so that it does not become archaic and forgotten.

You obviously have no problems with punctuation or spelling, so what is your reasoning?

If I come off as a tad rude, I do apologize as I am only curious.
(Yes, I have been likened to a cat many times.) 3nodding

Obviously, such a change would occur over time. Probably this would also come to include incorporating a variety of other changes to the language. This would result in a new language ("New English" for the sake of providing a name), and what is presently Modern English would become archaic. And just so you know, by "time" I'm talking a few centuries.

I would greatly prefer a standardized pronunciation scheme because English, as it is now, is way too chaotic.

Eye wood grately preefur eigh pstandirdeyezd proughnunseeeighshun skeem beekuz Inglisch, az it iz nau, iz weigh two keighaughtik.

.. see what I mean?  

[saotomi5102]

Never heard of the word CHU but it does sound annoying and i have never heard it. rofl  

[Fuujin-chan]

Ugh, I hate "HOW ARE CHUUUUUU DOING~? <333" My friend talks like that lot. She's not ghetto, though.  

[Wesa Ada]

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If you read this line, remember not the hand that wrote it...+~+

Well, I would only use it in real life, because I tend to slur several words together as I talk.
Bad habit really, but my friends understand me at least.

Example: 'Chupta, dude? Ahmoff to Biology.

I'm told that it takes a week's worth of listening to me to get what I'm saying. :/

+~+Remember only the verse, songmaker's cry...
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[Midnight_Kitten6216]

It's okay if you are talking casually and quickly with friends, but speaking formally or writing at all it bugs me to no end!  

[Luxx Aeternam]

Of course it annoys me. But what annoys me more is when "axed" is used instead of "asked."  

[The Man who was Thursday]

asgard_seven

Of course it annoys me. But what annoys me more is when "axed" is used instead of "asked."

lol futurama  

[Subservient Nonentity]

Ezra Pound

Obviously, such a change would occur over time. Probably this would also come to include incorporating a variety of other changes to the language. This would result in a new language ("New English" for the sake of providing a name), and what is presently Modern English would become archaic. And just so you know, by "time" I'm talking a few centuries.

I would greatly prefer a standardized pronunciation scheme because English, as it is now, is way too chaotic.

Eye wood grately preefur eigh pstandirdeyezd proughnunseeeighshun skeem beekuz Inglisch, az it iz nau, iz weigh two keighaughtik.

.. see what I mean?

confused Nope. Can't really say I do.



It took me a few minutes to read that passage. I had to let my brain adjust.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

subservient_x_nonentity

Ezra Pound

Obviously, such a change would occur over time. Probably this would also come to include incorporating a variety of other changes to the language. This would result in a new language ("New English" for the sake of providing a name), and what is presently Modern English would become archaic. And just so you know, by "time" I'm talking a few centuries.

I would greatly prefer a standardized pronunciation scheme because English, as it is now, is way too chaotic.

Eye wood grately preefur eigh pstandirdeyezd proughnunseeeighshun skeem beekuz Inglisch, az it iz nau, iz weigh two keighaughtik.

.. see what I mean?

confused Nope. Can't really say I do.



It took me a few minutes to read that passage. I had to let my brain adjust.

The point is that it's still pronounced the exact same way.

You know why? Because English is ******** up, and in dire need of an overhaul.