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Do you pronounce it "ex-ennial" or "zennial"? Or something else?

Posted by GoatGoatPowerRangers@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 383 comments

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Do you pronounce it "ex-ennial" or "zennial"? Or something else?

Posted by GoatGoatPowerRangers@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 383 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Ah all good! Sorry as well. I was just meaning to emphasize that you and I are on the same page.

Do you pronounce it "ex-ennial" or "zennial"? Or something else?

Posted by GoatGoatPowerRangers@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 383 comments

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Yes. I said as much in my post above when I mentioned the thing about talking avoiding confusion. We already agree on our preferred way and why, you don’t need to prove it to me. But it’s too late. The “Xennial” with a Z crowd is here. They are not gonna agree. Better to accept both ways than argue back and forth with no attainable outcome.

Do you pronounce it "ex-ennial" or "zennial"? Or something else?

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dimesinger@reddit

I agree. That’s why I choose to say it that way. I’m just saying we should ratify both pronunciations, accept them both moving forward, and stop having this argument all the time on this sub.

Do you pronounce it "ex-ennial" or "zennial"? Or something else?

Posted by GoatGoatPowerRangers@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 383 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

It is, can, and ought to be both/either. I say ecks-ennial because we say the X in Gen X and that’s clarifying, especially in conversation when otherwise people would hear a Z. It also avoids confusion in relation to Gen Z or Zilllennials. To me these are both clear and sufficient reasons. But hey lots of X words sans hyphen get the Z treatment so it makes sense that option would be normal to many folks. Tomato Tomato. Let’s all be friends.

Do you pronounce it "ex-ennial" or "zennial"? Or something else?

Posted by GoatGoatPowerRangers@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 383 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Irrelevant

Do you pronounce it "ex-ennial" or "zennial"? Or something else?

Posted by GoatGoatPowerRangers@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 383 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

G standing for graphics is irrelevant. Acronyms don’t work that way, they stand on their own. Look no further than scuba, laser, awol, or jpeg. G in English has two ways of being pronounced, with sufficient precedent for either being applied to “gif”. Gin and gift are the go-to examples. Either way is linguistically absolutely fine and SEW chose the soft G. Say it however you want but the other side isn’t wrong.

Do you pronounce it "ex-ennial" or "zennial"? Or something else?

Posted by GoatGoatPowerRangers@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 383 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

When did he claim to be a linguistics expert? People who invent things get to name them. Pronouncing a new word that has two potential, legitimate options isn’t a “skill” it’s a choice.

Which ones did you eat?

Posted by MyNameCannotBeSpoken@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 194 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Ice Cream Cones cereal memory unlocked. I always wanted them, but don't think I ever got to try them. Bummed the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cereal isn't on this list. It was basically chex with marshmallows.

Who else watched this nightmare every year

Posted by Free_Manufacturer521@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 47 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

I love it. Honestly I think I may have seen Babes in Toyland at Keswick now that you mention it.

Who else watched this nightmare every year

Posted by Free_Manufacturer521@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 47 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Glenside represent

What's something specific to our group that remains a lifelong fear?

Posted by burnafter3ading@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 639 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

RIP Thomas J Sennett

Have you been listening to the same music for 30 years?

Posted by taosaur@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 120 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

The implication that all music since 2000 is "recent" is wild.

I must get this off my chest since being on the dating apps after a decade relationship

Posted by LastCallKillIt@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 250 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

It’s arbitrary. I don’t think being a “such and such” kid = “nostalgic teen years.” I get nostalgic about both 80s stuff and 90s stuff. I think people are allowed to claim being an 80s and 90s kid alike, depending on when they have formative memories either way. It can be both/and.

I must get this off my chest since being on the dating apps after a decade relationship

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dimesinger@reddit

Right? I feel like it's one of the hallmarks of being an Xennial in the first place.

I must get this off my chest since being on the dating apps after a decade relationship

Posted by LastCallKillIt@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 250 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Absolutely. A lot of weird, arbitrary gatekeeping in this thread.

I must get this off my chest since being on the dating apps after a decade relationship

Posted by LastCallKillIt@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 250 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

This is arbitrary to the point of silliness. Childhood can span late 80s and into the 90s. No one's a baby for 10 years.

I must get this off my chest since being on the dating apps after a decade relationship

Posted by LastCallKillIt@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 250 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

No one's a baby for 10 years. If you experienced some portion of grade school in the 80s I think it counts.

Lifesavers Holes. Would anyone here even remember them? They lasted ~1 year, from 1990-1992ish.

Posted by TerpeneTiger@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 228 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

I loved these!

What's a piece of common sense advice that seems lost to time?

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dimesinger@reddit

Ah, I can see that interpretation. Fair enough! I'm sure many of us have parents who need to hear that advice.

What's a piece of common sense advice that seems lost to time?

Posted by Khoop@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 106 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

This is all very good advice but how does it fit the "lost to time" part of OP's prompt? They are all very current.

Ex-smoker

Posted by SlowGoat79@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 334 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Stay strong OP. Not worth the long term cost both medically and financially.

My son had this movie on repeat.

Posted by daniegirl21@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 60 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Yup. Further reinforced by Toy Story in middle school.

Hey Xen's: whatcha reading these days?

Posted by Mattimvs@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 543 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Journey before destination.

Hey Xen's: whatcha reading these days?

Posted by Mattimvs@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 543 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

I went audiobook via Libby and I think that's the way to go for Rhythm of War. 1.35x speed ftw.

What is the peak ’Xennial midlife crisis’ purchase?

Posted by Haunting-Public-23@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 916 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

I feel attacked.

A Christmas Story is a generational divide.

Posted by antisocialnetwork77@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1204 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

I never liked it.

“You’ll understand when you’re older.”

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dimesinger@reddit (OP)

Man, that hits hard. I’m so sorry.

Who remembers when Dino - I Like It was an inescapable earworm?

Posted by bascule@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

My first time hearing was this post.

I looked forward to this special every year

Posted by carryon4threedays@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 49 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Literally just watched that tonight!

What are your hobbies?

Posted by BritOnTheRocks@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 576 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Libby is a gift. I'm a huge fan.

Who had this bad boy or some other variation of it?

Posted by Cubelock@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 353 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Heck yeah I loved that thing

I know y'all are out there

Posted by realauthormattjanak@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 96 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Funk and Wagnail's, baby! My mom bought it piece by piece from Pathmark. I made a ton of cushion and blanket forts, too.

If you wanted to check someone was really a Xennial and not faking, what would you ask to test them?

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dimesinger@reddit

🎵After these messages we’ll be…..🎵

The micro generation

Posted by radioflea@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1232 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

You mean soft g users. We're all g users, whichever way you say it.

The micro generation

Posted by radioflea@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1232 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

I'm not sad at all, just calling out bad logic. Acronyms are not pronounced based on their constituent words. You don't say "scubba" for scuba, "lass-ear" for laser, or "jay-feg" for jpeg. Instead, we pronounce acronyms as their own word. "Gif" became controversial because English abounds with g words that have both soft and hard pronunciations, and words like "gift" and "gin" both stand as precedents for our little interchange format. So if you want to say gif with a hard g, that's fine by me! I'm not anti hard g. Just don't insist on made up rules to support what amounts to a preference and then clown people for saying it a different, totally reasonable, way.

The micro generation

Posted by radioflea@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1232 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Random counter examples don't negate the specific usage here. None of those are portmanteaus.

The micro generation

Posted by radioflea@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1232 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Agreed!

The micro generation

Posted by radioflea@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1232 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

Still confusing, though.

The micro generation

Posted by radioflea@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1232 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

This is the correct take.

The micro generation

Posted by radioflea@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1232 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

I think "zennial" sounds dumber because it needlessly buries the origin of the word when spoken and unnecessarily opens the door for confusion with "Zillenials" and other Gen Z related terms. "X" makes it clear.

The micro generation

Posted by radioflea@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1232 comments

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dimesinger@reddit

There are definitely two developed schools of thought on it, and there have been a number of posts about it. Not sure it's a rift? I just get mad when people say the other way is definitely "wrong". Based on what? It's all preferences. I say the X, personally.