Elision is destroying the English language, I think.

[MineralMan]

Think about it: When was the last time you heard someone refer to the chief executive of this country as anything other than something like "presenitedstates?" Even educated professionals in media elide that series of words. Nobody I've heard recently has enunciated "President of the United States." It's not that difficult to say it correctly. Really it isn't.

How about, "Ahmo kick your ass!" How did "I'm going to" turn into "Ahmo," or even "Imunna?"

Wypipo is the same thing. It's nothing more than an elision of "white people."

We do it constantly. It bothers me, unless it's funny. "Ahmo kick your ass" is funny. I can't never take it seriously. Same with "wypipo." I know what it means. We wouldn't be offended if it was "white people." Same thing, though, exactly. It's funny, I think.

Enunciate; don't Elide!

[madamesilverspurs]

1. You're "prolly" right.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. Hard to destroy something that's constantly evolving. It's just another change, that's all.

Some changes stick, some don't. Some go away and come back.

[Squinch]

3. "Don't elide" is funny.

[madinmaryland]

4. When my wife says something I didn't catch I tell her to enunciate.

She tells me to clean the wax out of my ears!

[Demit]

5. I dunno. Y'all are probably right.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Don't you mean prob'ly?

[Demit]

11. I prolly woulda but it was already covered upthread :)

[ismnotwasm]

7. Fogey!

In all honesty though, texting is changing the language as are on-line dictionaries such as urban dictionary. Slang enters the language and becomes idiom, which evolves into “acceptable” ways of expression. Regional accents also have an effect. That being said, I have a slurry/slangy expletive laden way of talking when relaxed, but at my job as a nurse, I enunciate clearly, and choose words carefully to facilitate good communication with my patients. (I am also a natural mimic, and I’ll pick up speech patterns and accents quickly if I’m not careful)

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Yeah, sup wit dat ? nt

[Hekate]

9. Wanna bet?

Actually, it's the glottal stops that bug me most, like newscasters who say Hillary Cli'un

[hatrack]

10. "Ahmo"? It's "Yahmo", infidel!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

20. ...

[ProudLib72]

12. That's what my student from Uganda was complaining about last week

Elision! https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210560524

He didn't like that Americans use phrases like "I wanna" and "I'm gunna". We must all speak proper Queen's English and enunciate!

[salin]

13. I graduated from high school writing "of" instead of "have" and got spanked in my fresh. coll. comp

class.

Ex.:

I would of gone to the store.
Maybe I really should of gone to the story
I might of gone to the store.
If some one had told me I really needed to go.

[malaise]

15. That's a regular mistake among Caribbean English speaking folks

People write it the way they pronounce it

[salin]

16. Apparently shared by those in the midwest.

[malaise]

17. LOL

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. "Would've", "could've" and "should've" all appear in dictionaries

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/would-ve
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/could-ve
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/should-ve

You don't have to use the full 'have', just avoid the nonsensical 'of'.

[salin]

24. I got the "have" knocked into me by a college comp professor.

She did it so thoroughly, I have never forgotten the lesson.

I still find the example of poor enunciation creeping into writing to be rather funny.

[EffieBlack]

14. I was just talking to BayBay 'nem about that ...

[MineralMan]

18. 'nem wasn't used where I grew up.

I heard it later on from guys I met 'nem.

[3catwoman3]

19. My husband has a friend from Mississippi, and this...

...gentleman has a very pronounced accent (to my Yankee ear) and speaks very fast. When he calls to speak to my husband, he always says, "Hah, thisbubbaknaispeektofeel."

Hi. This is Bubba. Can I speak to Phil?

I am guilty of glottal stopping the "t" in Clinton. How do she and Bill pronounce it?

I have been wondering WTH Wypipo stood for.

[greggrose]

21. Kyrie eleison!

[MrScorpio]

23. Whateva.