Intentional grammar mistakes

[DrFaroohk]

I don't so much "hate" these as I just plain don't understand them.

The first one is something I hear people say when referring to their age. They will speak of something that happened in the past and hasn't happened in a long time: "I haven't been to a Rolling Stones concert since I'm 30." I don't understand why they would say it that way. It's not something like "should of" which sounds that way to some people, its like they know how to say it but choose to screw it up anyway.

The second is one has something to do with who a child's parents are. Normally when referring to one a child's parents, you would say "that is my baby's mother." or "that is my baby's father." which is the possessive form of baby. But now people seem to say "That is my baby mama" or "my baby daddy", still referring to their parenting partner, but for some reason completely eliminating the possessive state, and thus making it sound like they are talking about someone else entirely. "That's my baby mother." Like your mother is somehow in an infantile state.

I just don't get it.

[BlaqueKatt]

"my baby daddy-longlegs"

edited for my amusement...though whenever someone does use the term "baby daddy" My brain adds "longlegs" automatically, and I usually end up giggling like a schoolgirl....they normally back away slowly and don't talk to me much after that...so win/win really.....

[RecoveringKinkoid]

In the first case, I'd call it just one of the those weird ways people talk.

In the second case, they either say it to be funny or they don't know any better.

[Falconess]

*growls* I have to put my 2cents worth in, about the second one. I am currently pregnant, and it's beyond annoying to have people ask me, "So, who's the baby daddy?" or they say, "How's your baby daddy?" or "Where's your baby daddy?" My male and I are not married (hence the "who" question).

It makes my skin crawl, it makes me feel like people think I'm white trash, I just hate it! My own mother, who's probably the most well-spoken, highly educated, person I know, says it. My boyfriend's mother does it too. My boyfriend will do it on occasoin, but for the most part, he knows better.

[Boozy]

Play dumb.

You: "I'm sorry, who is what now?"

Moron: "Who da baby daddy?"

You: "I apologize, I'm not understanding what you are saying."

Moron: "Baby daddy! Who da baby daddy!"

You: "I'm hearing the words 'baby' and 'daddy'. Are you asking who my child's father is?"