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Nobody says it anymore (startrek.website)
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I've heard it explained that "hey" used to be more of an urgent way to get someone's attention, rather than a casual "hello" like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

only one way to interpret “you’re welcome”

This is just wrong. Tone matters just as much with "you're welcome" as it does with "no problem". Language is fluid like that, and it's completely arbitrary to elevate one of these expressions over the other when both are in common usage.

Also, you're deliberately misrepresenting what "no problem" means, in regards to "that's the only reason you complied". Nobody says it that way, and I don't believe that you think they do.

this post was submitted on 27 Nov 2023
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