It was never needed in the past and ads no context that a simple exclamation point or bold letters could do if a person wants to add emphasis.
It was never needed in the past and ads no context that a simple exclamation point or bold letters could do if a person wants to add emphasis.
@lvxferre there’s an old trend in New Zealand and Australia to put “but” at the end of a sentence too, but.
I catch myself doing that when speaking, and it always makes me feel stupid. It’s like the speaking part of the brain is waiting for the thinking part to add a counter-point, but the thinking part is just like “sorry, I got nothing”.
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@lvxferre because of the intonation, I think it’s likely the first one. It’s often used in a semi-humorous way.
Eg. “Charlene’s prettier than Stacey. Stacey’s dad owns a brewery, but.”
The Welsh do that too, but. And the Irish do something similar, so.