Young people's jargon isn't just annoying in the workplace: a teacher started an online debate after publishing a list of 32 words banned in his class.
The New York Post was unable to verify the original author of the list, but the latter, published on X by user hearts4zaniyahh, has amassed more than 33 million views.
“The gibberish some of you are using is inappropriate English,” the anonymous educator said as he announced the slang blacklist implemented at a school not named in the post.
The teacher decided to enforce this policy in his classroom after noticing that more and more students were using terms that they felt were “inappropriate for an academic environment” and detrimental to the learning process.
“There are many ways to articulate what you need to say without using slang,” the professor wrote. “Be aware that using slang in an academic setting can affect your ability to become a successful writer. Most of the time, the way you speak is the way you write.”
Vocabulary to avoid included: “bruh,” “what's up, G Wade?” and “bet,” like young people saying “yes” or “I agree.”
The educator wrote that anyone who violates these new rules must write a “short essay explaining why they chose to use these words in an academic setting,” according to the X post.