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What am I missing here? Why "not my family?" Did they mean like "oh no, not my family! How embarrassing for them to see!" It just reads really strange.
57 0 ReplyIt's a newer type of phrase/way to start a sentence. It's kind of like a way to call attention to or put extra emphasis on the action taking place.
For example, say I got to an ice cream store and try 10 flavors. I could say "not me trying every flavor before getting a single scoop."
It kinda adds a sarcastic or lightheated feel to the sentence.
87 0 ReplyAhhhh thanks for the explanation!
I like your ice cream example, but I'm going to be an old man and say I hate this new phrase lol it reads terribly how they used it.
43 0 ReplyI'm a young man and I have to agree with your old man take on this. I hate this trend also. A few of my friends have been using it irl conversations.
13 0 ReplyTell them that the old men on Lemmy say stop it.
16 0 ReplyHey, we're literally shaking our fist at The Cloud.
11 0 ReplySeconded
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Not you not groking Gen Z 😩
The keeds, they are thee fuutureee
13 0 ReplyGoddamn it I'm "only" 37 and I don't understand English anymore lmao
15 0 ReplyIt was a good run!
At least grok has been around since ‘61.
9 0 ReplyDon't worry. I'm 25 and neither do I.
I'm convinced we've hit a point thanks to the internet where language just evolves so fast that by the time I'm elderly kids will literally be speaking a different language.
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So it goes with language, always evolving. It can be hard to keep up, but the kids are just having fun.
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It's a variant of the sarcastic "that couldn't be me"
e.g.: "Goofing off for a week and then cramming the night before the final exam? That couldn't be me /s." -> "Not me goofing off for a week and then cramming the night before"
28 0 ReplyThey put their watches in "wrestling mode" then their parents get notified of when they stopped "wrestling"
Not is the correct word.
8 0 ReplyTell me you're old and out of touch without telling me you're old and out of touch.
3 0 ReplyIm like 20 and didnt get it too
11 0 ReplyTbh 20 is pretty old
3 0 ReplyOh boy just you wait. It'll come and go faster than you realize.
5 0 ReplyI know, I'm turning 53 this year and omg it's going too fast.
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It’s a typo.
Should be “now”
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