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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

whoever runs their social media types pure fire.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

Who says you can't hear tone in text?

[–] [email protected] 167 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I am whelmed by this exchange

[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This whole exchange is tressing.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

I'm frankly plussed.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

whelm /wĕlm, hwĕlm/
transitive verb

  1. To cover with water; submerge.
  2. To overwhelm.
[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 days ago (1 children)

OP wants to let you know that this exchange made them wet ☝️🤓

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago

Everything reminds me of her.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Technically correct (still the best kind of correct). However, the meaning has changed a but due to the word's falling into disuse. Colloquially, it is now used as a mid-point between overwhelmed and underwhelmed, describing a situation as a mundane experience. Not disappointing, too stimulating, or even satisfying; just neutral ("Tell my wife I said 'Hello'").

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Brian represents that group of people that just say, “No it’s not!”, with authority. I forgot what they call themselves.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

OMG no. That’s not it! Jesus

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Contrabrians

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago

In what was almost certainly a precedented move, Brian was wrong.

And so is my spell-checker.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is he arguing with fhe dictionary?!!wtf

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (9 children)

My opinion is that once someone invents a word, it exists forever, even if it's later marked as obsolete/archaic.

Conversely, just because the dictionary doesn't have a word, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Many words are forgotten, so I disagree with that they exist forever.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 days ago (14 children)

I'm too dumb to get this one...why is this funny?

[–] [email protected] 139 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Merriam-Webster is literally the dictionary, and Brian is trying to correct them on what is and is not a word.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Although it is an American dictionary, so it’s only going to be correct some of the time.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yes that part I get, but I don't get the reply from the Merriam Webster account and why that is funny

[–] [email protected] 113 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because they’re being like “bro please, come on“

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Huh...what they actually write in the response in no way suggests that to me, it's just completely nonsensical like they started typing the response but accidentally hit send too soon and just didn't bother fixing it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Mate, I felt the same way. Made no sense to me. Give me an "..." or something.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago

ExcessShiv.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago

The punctuation is pretty clear tho.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 days ago

Well, then you learned something new today. Be glad and enjoy your enlightenment 🤗

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Outstanding

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (9 children)

Mom: Ok, let's get in the car, time to go.

Child named Brian: But there is no car.

Mom: Brian!

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Their response is "Brian....". Like "let me hold your hand whole I say this"

It looks weird because they tagged him first

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Ah, that was a tag. I'm too unfamiliar with Twitter lol.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Dude's arguing with the dictionary.

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