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[-] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@hexbear.net 40 points 3 weeks ago

Why has he put “stuff” in quotation marks?

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 42 points 3 weeks ago

Boomers do weird shit with text. Capitalizing random words, quotation marks for no reason, ellipses for no reason. Its a mess and no one knows why they do it

[-] WrongOnTheInternet@hexbear.net 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's a "Mystery"...

(Illiteracy and cognitive impairment)

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 13 points 3 weeks ago

Which was caused at least in part by all the lead in everything

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 15 points 3 weeks ago

“Greg Heffley” STANDARD English.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

The only one I understand is double spacing due to typewriters. But everything else is so weird.

[-] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago

I'm "stuff"

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

I-was-saying

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah boomers use quotation marks for emphasis

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

"Emphasis"?

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago

I feel like there's a big divide with the phrase "so called" as well, since I grew up with seeing it used sarcastically.

[-] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

What do you mean? It's completely "normal"!

[-] XxFemboy_Stalin_420_69xX@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

because hes stupid

[-] casskaydee@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

I read it as self-censoring "knows his shit".

[-] myrrh@ttrpg.network 6 points 3 weeks ago

...maybe he really likes oreos?..

[-] Pentacat@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

I assume he’s signaling to his base that he means “shit.” Conservatives love codes like that, kinda like “Let’s go, Brandon!” meant “Let’s blow Biden!” or whatever.