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[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Actually kinda fascinating, we're watching language evolve in real time

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

It's crazy chat

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[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

My rl name starts with Chat and I introduce myself as such most places. It's pronounced differently though, since it's based on a French word. The Ch has an Sh sound. And yes, I know what that sounds like...

[-] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

You know what it sounds like, but you still introduce yourself as such?

We should party.

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[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Maybe she should be more concerned that students are asking if her class is real.

[-] GnomeKat 10 points 2 years ago

I am not sure if you are being genuine or not (chat?) but in case you are the phrase is not asking if something is literally real. It's a way to express surprise at a situation "wow this thing is really happening".

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[-] Amanduh@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Probably has something to do with meat crayons video, I've been hanging out with some 20 year olds in discord and theh routinely make jokes based off this video.

https://youtu.be/Quhb0RMtfH4

[-] jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 11 points 2 years ago

Dude i think the joke is in reference to twitch streamers, not just XQC and not just MeatCanyon

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First person: Talking about oneself. I, me. Second person: talking about the listener. you, your. Third person: talking about someone who is not the speaker or listener. He/she/it/they Fourth person: Talking about total bullshit.

In this context, "Chat" is second-person plural, used by streamers to address the portion of their audience able to respond in the text chat that always accompanies these things. It does contrast with how a radio personality might address "listeners" because radio listeners don't usually have a method to respond in real time, so it's usually a rhetorical question; a streamer addressing the chat is asking for a response.

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