Higher Journeys Radio With Alexis Brooks

I've always cherished the art and science of language. Having grown up the daughter of an educator, early on I was instilled with the importance of learning to speak with a vocabulary of depth and substance. Slang words, with few exceptions, were not welcomed, and certainly not encouraged in my household. Many years later, I find myself looking intently and disturbingly at this growing trend of new words (or slangs) being introduced through pop CULT-ure into the societal vernacular, and I'm left to ponder what this co-opting of the English language is truly all about. Just last week, I was paying a visit to my favorite nail spa to get a pedicure. Fairly relaxed and always alert to my surroundings, rather than burying my head in my cell phone checking messages or texting, which fortunately is a rarity for me, I chose to just people watch - one of my favorite pastimes. I noticed a little girl around the age of 10 or so, getting her nails done with her mom. She had finished her manicure and was sitting with her