Coco@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What linguistic constructions do you hate that no one else seems to mind?English
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6 months agoJames, while John had had “had”, had had “had had”. “Had had” had had a better effect on the teacher.
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James, while John had had “had”, had had “had had”. “Had had” had had a better effect on the teacher.
A little bit more emphasis during Star Wars that Vader wanted the Storm Troopers to aim poorly and let them get away. It would have solved decades of jokes and arguments about Storm Trooper weapon accuracy.
A lot of it comes from Tiktok culture. YouTube has started doing it too.
Videos that say “kill”, “rape”, “died”, etc are all deprioritized by the algorithm if not demonetized entirely.
People have been editing subtitles to avoid these words, and the behavior spread.
This is what I use. I just downloaded Mint Cinnamon yesterday. Not sure if that means anything.
It’s a shame, really. A non-centralized internet has existed before and must exist again if it’s to remain useable. It’s sad so many have given up because of early internet struggles. Things are even far less painful now than I remember them being in the past.