Magicalus to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 6 hours agoWhy is the word "expat" a thing?message-square42fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squarelime!linkfedilinkEnglish7•5 hours agowell when you challenge an opinion you usually offer an alternative opinion.
minus-squareOgmioslinkfedilink-9•5 hours agoUsually. But if the premise is particularly stupid I might choose to prompt the speaker to actually think about what they’ve said for a moment. Or you could just read any of the numerous other comments here which offer other explanations.
minus-squarelime!linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-24 hours agoi did think about it and it matches my experience. i will read the rest of the thread. Edit: i have now read the rest of the thread. nobody seems to agree and i see no sources.
well when you challenge an opinion you usually offer an alternative opinion.
Usually. But if the premise is particularly stupid I might choose to prompt the speaker to actually think about what they’ve said for a moment.
Or you could just read any of the numerous other comments here which offer other explanations.
i did think about it and it matches my experience. i will read the rest of the thread.
Edit: i have now read the rest of the thread. nobody seems to agree and i see no sources.