PugJesus@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoNo, no, I'm sure it'll be fine. As a wise man once said, "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make all revolution impossible", or something like that idklemmy.worldimagemessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNo, no, I'm sure it'll be fine. As a wise man once said, "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make all revolution impossible", or something like that idklemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squareKernal64@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoHow is that a question? It’s a definitive statement and definitely one the rich need to be reminded of!
minus-squareentropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoI feel like they’re just using it to indicate an upward inflection towards the end of tbe sentence. Know what I mean? Like those youtubers who always talk like they’re asking? a question?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoPhrasing statements as a question is a common way to express caution or, alternatively, disbelief that the statement needs to be made. “Someone should probably tell him not to piss on an electric fence?”
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoYeah well, I don’t like it! “should probably” already does that job beautifully. 😅
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoAlright, well, I’ll tell whoever is in charge of the English language of your disapproval?
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days ago YES HELLO? ENGLISH LANGUAGE? LET ME SPEAK TO YOUR MANAGER! 💅
minus-squareosaerisxero@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoSomeone get Miriam Webster on the horn and let them know
How is that a question? It’s a definitive statement and definitely one the rich need to be reminded of!
I feel like they’re just using it to indicate an upward inflection towards the end of tbe sentence. Know what I mean? Like those youtubers who always talk like they’re asking? a question?
Phrasing statements as a question is a common way to express caution or, alternatively, disbelief that the statement needs to be made.
“Someone should probably tell him not to piss on an electric fence?”
Yeah well, I don’t like it! “should probably” already does that job beautifully. 😅
Alright, well, I’ll tell whoever is in charge of the English language of your disapproval?
Someone get Miriam Webster on the horn and let them know