Kids not buying corporate slang

Posted by Woodchuck on November 21, 2002

In Reply to: Kids not buying corporate slang posted by ESC on November 21, 2002

: Kids Not Buying Corporate Slang
: By Martha Irvine / Associated Press
:
: CHICAGO -- Use a little slang and you've got their attention. That seems to be the growing thought in corporate America and the media, eager to hook the younger crowd.
: Some sportscasters have started describing impressive plays as "sick." Before that, Budweiser ads helped place the greeting "Whassup" in the American lexicon.
: But those are the rare cases that don't draw groans and eye-rolling from the young crowd.

: The rest of the story: www.cbsnews.com/ stories/2002/11/13/national/main529187.shtml

I'm not buying either. (I *still* can't drink SoBe!)

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