• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      Merriam-Webster is literally the dictionary, and Brian is trying to correct them on what is and is not a word.

      • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        Like I already wrote in a different reply, that part I get, it’s the Merriam Webster response that doesn’t make sense to me.

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          2 months ago

          So you’ve learned today that you can just say someone’s name as an equivalent to an exasperated "bro… "

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          2 months ago

          I feel bad you’re getting down voted, because I was thinking the same thing. If the reply was just “Brian.” I suppose it would have made more sense to me. But since they tagged his full name first, it was throwing me off.

          • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            2 months ago

            The difference is you’re acknowledging it now that you get it. Other person is just being deliberately obtuse. The downvotes are entirely appropriate.