Post AiFNuBHSDObZSS5EIK by leadegroot@bne.social
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 (DIR) Post #AiFNge4gMYryhsegPA by ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social
       2024-05-25T10:41:16Z
       
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       Could just be my weird local cohort, but have you noticed this linguistic thing with youngish kids where they preface statements, almost like a comic header? E.g. instead of "I think [explanation about thing]" it's "What I think about [thing]: [explanation]." So, like, instead of "I think what's going on is that the cat is shy because she lived in the wild" you hear "What I think about the cat: she's shy because she lived in the wild."
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFNlS1SbDMImBRJku by ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social
       2024-05-25T10:42:09Z
       
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       It seems to me to have something to do with memes presented for comic effect. E.g. instead of saying "I felt like AAAA" you say "What I felt like: AAAA"
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFNmXVDi5yS3ssWwa by toybox@framapiaf.org
       2024-05-25T10:42:18Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith "Five things I think about the cat that will make you go OMG !!!!"
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFNuBHSDObZSS5EIK by leadegroot@bne.social
       2024-05-25T10:43:42Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith Its been a while since I studied linguistics, but that sounds like a development stage for language use - ie, not just your local cohort :)
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFO33pVHodqxKFBj6 by Ardvaark@mastodon.world
       2024-05-25T10:45:19Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith My five-year-old forms every question he asks like: “Question: What do you feel about the cat?”
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFPJmkI9pg4qcLRku by jens@social.finkhaeuser.de
       2024-05-25T10:59:31Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith it's the same way of arranging things as the hook in clickbaity headlines.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFPXFqtFg68ssr0T2 by Taco_lad@aus.social
       2024-05-25T11:01:55Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith compare and contrast to YouTube titles, bylines, and clickbait articles. It's just making the transition to vernacular
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFPnUIfIo3yKLaOQa by ajsoley@mastodon.social
       2024-05-25T11:04:54Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith Whenever my 13-year-old says something remotely braggy, instead of just saying "I <blank>", she says "Imagine not <blank>". E.g., "Imagine not going to a pool party after school."
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFVkWRzRyPxqvuuVE by iinavpov@mastodon.online
       2024-05-25T12:11:36Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmithI think it's because we've entered a truly written culture. And it's good form writing to have a topic announced to start your text.And it's trickled back to the spoken word.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFWuyhZMpwoK3kmQq by jonhendry@iosdev.space
       2024-05-25T12:24:42Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith George H. W. Bush 1992: “Message: I care”https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4579269/user-clip-message-care
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFZfxuCLTyhN6C3P6 by viraptor@cyberplace.social
       2024-05-25T12:55:34Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith the TFW effect? Not sure I noticed, not given that young kids can address a random group at "chat", twitch style, I wouldn't be surprised really.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiFigC0EpZSwgJCZtI by TheSilentDawn@mastodon.social
       2024-05-25T14:36:30Z
       
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       @ZachWeinersmith I would take that to mean they’re emphasizing their belief or their opinion on the subject. Making it explicit that they’re not talking about a “fact” of the world but how they perceive it.