@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 22 days agoBrian.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1557
arrow-up1557imageBrian.lemmy.world@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 22 days agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•21 days agoLike I already wrote in a different reply, that part I get, it’s the Merriam Webster response that doesn’t make sense to me.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink38•21 days agoSo you’ve learned today that you can just say someone’s name as an equivalent to an exasperated "bro… "
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•21 days agoI feel bad you’re getting down voted, because I was thinking the same thing. If the reply was just “Brian.” I suppose it would have made more sense to me. But since they tagged his full name first, it was throwing me off.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•21 days agoThe difference is you’re acknowledging it now that you get it. Other person is just being deliberately obtuse. The downvotes are entirely appropriate.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•21 days agoIt’s a bit refreshing to see a red arrow, tho. Gotten bored of blue.
Like I already wrote in a different reply, that part I get, it’s the Merriam Webster response that doesn’t make sense to me.
So you’ve learned today that you can just say someone’s name as an equivalent to an exasperated "bro… "
I feel bad you’re getting down voted, because I was thinking the same thing. If the reply was just “Brian.” I suppose it would have made more sense to me. But since they tagged his full name first, it was throwing me off.
The difference is you’re acknowledging it now that you get it. Other person is just being deliberately obtuse. The downvotes are entirely appropriate.
It’s a bit refreshing to see a red arrow, tho. Gotten bored of blue.