The Evolution of English

The Evolution of English 1980 I got to go 2020 2040 2060

A woman in an orange hoodie acts out the supposed evolution of English across the years 1980, 2020, 2040, and 2060. Her clear speech gradually becomes exaggerated and unintelligible, ending in a sudden surreal close-up while she screams variations of “I got to go.” The joke is that language supposedly degenerates into frantic sounds over time, making it useful as an absurd reaction to confusion or an urgent need to leave. EN: A woman in an orange hoodie acts out the supposed evolution of English across the years 1980, 2020, 2040, and 2060. Her clear speech gradually becomes exaggerated and unintelligible, ending in a sudden surreal close-up while she screams variations of “I got to go.” The joke is that language supposedly degenerates into frantic sounds over time, making it useful as an absurd reaction to confusion or an urgent need to leave.

Oh, I got to go. Oh, I gotta go. Gotta go. Gotta go. Gaaah.

• @antichirst / 17667 2024-08-29