Talking turkey

I'm a kindda old fashioned gal when it comes to language, don't know how or why I picked up so many old terms, but I have. For example, what is the past tense for the word "drag"?

I tend to stick with what i know.. unless i make up the word.. I dont get much information on waht's mainstream.. lol unless you count "that's hot" which i do not say often.. unless i'm touching the pot after its been on the stove boiling..

Personally I think the English language is abused enough and torn apart, I hate these new words coming about like kewl and wicked which means great not evil as it should be designated to mean. I avoid slang and I guess I am more of the old school, it does make me cringe when slang is used although that is not as bad as when swear words become every day use. Why do some people feel the need the put swear words in every sentence? Call me old fashioned but it makes me cringe when people drop their 'h's like 'avent you got none, or another word that makes me cringe is 'ain't' A lot of it is down to attitude don't you think?

I use some of it, most of the time it's on purpose to make fun of something rather than it just being part of my vocabulary. But I find if I use something like that too much then it can worm it's way into my daily conversations. There are some that I absolutely hate though, like a lot of the slang rappers use. And I can't bring myself to use bad grammar, no matter how mainstream it gets!

Oh, this one is tricky to answer. I think that I had a very fromal upbringing - rigid actually with regard to manners, behaviour and especially table manners. We were not allowed to speak slang and our speech was always corrected. My mother insited that we speak with a classless accent. We were not allowed to use the language of our region or use the local dialect of our region. and this is really odd when you think that my mother spoke with an Irsh accent all of her life! Even today, I am the politst person I know. I am not rigid around friends but I can still get a bit stiff when I see children with awful table manners. I just hate this. I suppose it was my upbringing really. My mother wanted us to have a better life than she had and therefore this is why she was so insistant on good manners and speech. On reflection, I can understand it.

I enjoy using big words and using them properly, I think It might be because I enjoy confusing people :) Apparently I had a great Grandfather who could do this as well, but he had an extra ability to go with it, one that I hope to someday achieve for myself. He had the ability, to downplay his speaking ability, and speak on the same level as people who didn't quite have the vocabulary he did, and he was also able to speak on his higher level for people who understood it.