Why do people keep saying this

no. 4 slipped in somehow sorry, we should definitely also have an edit button

grandtanteJE65

I have not noticed a single post that began with the word "this".

I don't know if we are reading the same posts, or if I am unobeservant.

There is an example just above4 your post Grandtante, but to be honest who cares," this, agree, so', thumb up or what ever IT REALLY DOES NOT MATTER, IF IT IRRITATES ANYONE MOVE ON. Can't we for goodness sake just have a thumb up emoji, to save all this irritation the lack of causes? Perhaps if we all beg for one, Admin may give in. Or we could agree just to do the Smile emoji and interpret that as agreeing.

I have not noticed a single post that began with the word "this".

I don't know if we are reading the same posts, or if I am unobeservant.

I know what the Poster , Crossstitchfan, means. "This" doesn't bother me at all ( I'd barely noticed it) but spoken word broadcasts, interviews etc. very often start with So....... It seems almost obligatory and it gets on my nerves.....
I don't stress over it , it just irritates me.
Language is a living, developing thing and we all have to live with it I'm afraid.

Crossstitchfan

LucyAnna2

Dickens

The response this to a post annoys and irritates the OP.

There's a heck of a lot of types of comment, style of comment, etc, on social media that irritate the heck out of me, too - "end of" being one of those comments - but there isn't anything we can do about it because social media has evolved to include all sorts and types of posting styles, jargon, abbreviations, etc, etc, and it will continue to evolve and more pert little response methods will be employed. Which will continue to annoy and irritate.

So we'll just have to be annoyed and accept it.

What worries me far more on social media is all the false 'information', all the lies perpetrated by those with an agenda, and those who can't be bothered to filter fact from fiction who spread it further either naively or deliberately; the speculation, the conspiracy theories; the stupid influencers who manage to persuade young people to do stupid stunts that can result in injury or even death to themselves or others; the misogynists like Andrew Tate who spew their poison into the minds of young teens and men; the deluded young women who though medically obese have been persuaded by a politically-correct culture to 'flaunt' their curves because they are "hot babes" and challenge "Karens" and "Kevins" to deny it because, it's alleged, they are simply jealous. - young women who will suffer God-knows what-all health problems in the near future have been persuaded on social media to expose themselves to both ridicule and praise from the equally deluded. And the social media sites that encourage young people with mental health problems to self-harm, where young girls and boys turn to because there is little real, authentic, legitimate help available to them, courtesy of austerity cuts to mental health services.

And that's not even mentioning the social media site owners on whose 'premises' these atrocities are encouraged.

I could go on, but realise I'm ranting away to an audience who may well have become bored with this thread and long gone. However the above worries me far more than the irritating little cryptic this, end of and all the other abbreviated sentiments of approval - or disapproval.

I know where you’re coming from, Crossstitchfan, but do read Dickens’ post, regarding people (mostly very young) who are affected, sometimes badly, by comments, etc online. Not just annoyed, but badly affected.

That’s a little extreme! I have read Dickens’ post and I think that in the light of the horrendous issues he quotes, my disliking ‘this’ hardly qualifies as something that could drive someone to suicide. I think you have got carried away.
Please read Dickens’ post yourself and see if my objection to ‘this’ could cause any of the dreadful things on here. I think not.

I (obviously!) didn’t mean that your objection could cause distress - I meant, as Dickens said, there are far worse things to be concerned about. I did start by saying that I knew what you meant - you seem quite tetchy? I hope you are not unwell, or unhappy.

pascal30

Oopsadaisy1

Marydoll

Good grief, there are more important things to stress about!

Language is continually evolving and I see nothing wrong with writing this instead of ditto.

This

🤗

ditto!!!!

I totally agree with the above!

That reply was for crossstitchfan

When I said I really like the phrase ‘read the room’ I wasn’t implying anything, I just like the phrase.

Doesn't bother me at all, so many more important things going on in the world.

Well, if we are confessing to our linguistic pet hates, mine are 'uni', 'xyz. NOT' and 'why oh why. . .'?

'This' and 'So' wash over me, as do most 'tics', but those ones are like nails on a blackboard.

Unreasonable? Moi?

Oh Crossstitch fan, thank you! I popped into a lovely little haberdashery shop near me this morning and was advised to iron the linen and purchase a ring which I have. I shall keep at it as I’m finding it quite therapeutic.

To be honest, I've never seen anyone write this before! It took me a while to understand what you were talking about, but I've worked it out 😂

I’ve never noticed ‘this’ but I do notice ‘So’ at the beginning of sentences and have wondered why.

LucyAnna2

Dickens

The response this to a post annoys and irritates the OP.

There's a heck of a lot of types of comment, style of comment, etc, on social media that irritate the heck out of me, too - "end of" being one of those comments - but there isn't anything we can do about it because social media has evolved to include all sorts and types of posting styles, jargon, abbreviations, etc, etc, and it will continue to evolve and more pert little response methods will be employed. Which will continue to annoy and irritate.

So we'll just have to be annoyed and accept it.

What worries me far more on social media is all the false 'information', all the lies perpetrated by those with an agenda, and those who can't be bothered to filter fact from fiction who spread it further either naively or deliberately; the speculation, the conspiracy theories; the stupid influencers who manage to persuade young people to do stupid stunts that can result in injury or even death to themselves or others; the misogynists like Andrew Tate who spew their poison into the minds of young teens and men; the deluded young women who though medically obese have been persuaded by a politically-correct culture to 'flaunt' their curves because they are "hot babes" and challenge "Karens" and "Kevins" to deny it because, it's alleged, they are simply jealous. - young women who will suffer God-knows what-all health problems in the near future have been persuaded on social media to expose themselves to both ridicule and praise from the equally deluded. And the social media sites that encourage young people with mental health problems to self-harm, where young girls and boys turn to because there is little real, authentic, legitimate help available to them, courtesy of austerity cuts to mental health services.

And that's not even mentioning the social media site owners on whose 'premises' these atrocities are encouraged.

I could go on, but realise I'm ranting away to an audience who may well have become bored with this thread and long gone. However the above worries me far more than the irritating little cryptic this, end of and all the other abbreviated sentiments of approval - or disapproval.

I know where you’re coming from, Crossstitchfan, but do read Dickens’ post, regarding people (mostly very young) who are affected, sometimes badly, by comments, etc online. Not just annoyed, but badly affected.

That’s a little extreme! I have read Dickens’ post and I think that in the light of the horrendous issues he quotes, my disliking ‘this’ hardly qualifies as something that could drive someone to suicide. I think you have got carried away.
Please read Dickens’ post yourself and see if my objection to ‘this’ could cause any of the dreadful things on here. I think not.

Never seen this before so no idea what people are talking about - couldn’t get too exercised about it if I did know.
Yours in total ignorance 😂😂

Dickens

The response this to a post annoys and irritates the OP.

There's a heck of a lot of types of comment, style of comment, etc, on social media that irritate the heck out of me, too - "end of" being one of those comments - but there isn't anything we can do about it because social media has evolved to include all sorts and types of posting styles, jargon, abbreviations, etc, etc, and it will continue to evolve and more pert little response methods will be employed. Which will continue to annoy and irritate.

So we'll just have to be annoyed and accept it.

What worries me far more on social media is all the false 'information', all the lies perpetrated by those with an agenda, and those who can't be bothered to filter fact from fiction who spread it further either naively or deliberately; the speculation, the conspiracy theories; the stupid influencers who manage to persuade young people to do stupid stunts that can result in injury or even death to themselves or others; the misogynists like Andrew Tate who spew their poison into the minds of young teens and men; the deluded young women who though medically obese have been persuaded by a politically-correct culture to 'flaunt' their curves because they are "hot babes" and challenge "Karens" and "Kevins" to deny it because, it's alleged, they are simply jealous. - young women who will suffer God-knows what-all health problems in the near future have been persuaded on social media to expose themselves to both ridicule and praise from the equally deluded. And the social media sites that encourage young people with mental health problems to self-harm, where young girls and boys turn to because there is little real, authentic, legitimate help available to them, courtesy of austerity cuts to mental health services.

And that's not even mentioning the social media site owners on whose 'premises' these atrocities are encouraged.

I could go on, but realise I'm ranting away to an audience who may well have become bored with this thread and long gone. However the above worries me far more than the irritating little cryptic this, end of and all the other abbreviated sentiments of approval - or disapproval.

Interesting post, thanks.

BUT - now you have reminded me about ‘end of’ which I also hate!
Whose side are you on ? 😀

Juicylucy

This!
Sorry couldn’t resist it but I do agree with you.

You’re forgiven!!

MissAdventure

Don't give it a second thought, CrossStitch.

Any thread on here has the potential to turn nasty.

Thank you for that. You are right but I am also seeing how many lovely, helpful, upbeat people there are on here (including you) and I treasure them.

The ones I see a lot lately on social media are "I am with you" and "You have got this". I have not read all 5 pages so it might have been mentioned already, but is that an American influence too? Sometimes it does not even appear to relate nor be appropriate.

Babs03

One phrase that has come into use in the past few years is ‘read the room’ I might hate other new phrases but I love this one because I think it something we all need to do more.

I so agree but nothing in her post made me think there might be something horrendous going on in her life. Had I thought that, I would certainly not posted.

Presume, not assume, apologies

mabon1

You would have something to man abiut if your daughter was dying of cancer, weighs under five stone and in constant pain. Get a grip woman.

I am very sorry about your daughter and can appreciate the hell you are all going through. That’s the honest truth as I have been through similar myself.
However, when I post, I obviously have no idea what is going on in people’s lives. Neither has anyone else on here, and no-one can assume to stop people posting because they have something horrendous going on in their lives.
Clearly, you are on here, reading the comments so it begs the question, if some posts upset you, why are you putting yourself through this?

One phrase that has come into use in the past few years is ‘read the room’ I might hate other new phrases but I love this one because I think it something we all need to do more.

Dickens

The response this to a post annoys and irritates the OP.

There's a heck of a lot of types of comment, style of comment, etc, on social media that irritate the heck out of me, too - "end of" being one of those comments - but there isn't anything we can do about it because social media has evolved to include all sorts and types of posting styles, jargon, abbreviations, etc, etc, and it will continue to evolve and more pert little response methods will be employed. Which will continue to annoy and irritate.

So we'll just have to be annoyed and accept it.

What worries me far more on social media is all the false 'information', all the lies perpetrated by those with an agenda, and those who can't be bothered to filter fact from fiction who spread it further either naively or deliberately; the speculation, the conspiracy theories; the stupid influencers who manage to persuade young people to do stupid stunts that can result in injury or even death to themselves or others; the misogynists like Andrew Tate who spew their poison into the minds of young teens and men; the deluded young women who though medically obese have been persuaded by a politically-correct culture to 'flaunt' their curves because they are "hot babes" and challenge "Karens" and "Kevins" to deny it because, it's alleged, they are simply jealous. - young women who will suffer God-knows what-all health problems in the near future have been persuaded on social media to expose themselves to both ridicule and praise from the equally deluded. And the social media sites that encourage young people with mental health problems to self-harm, where young girls and boys turn to because there is little real, authentic, legitimate help available to them, courtesy of austerity cuts to mental health services.

And that's not even mentioning the social media site owners on whose 'premises' these atrocities are encouraged.

I could go on, but realise I'm ranting away to an audience who may well have become bored with this thread and long gone. However the above worries me far more than the irritating little cryptic this, end of and all the other abbreviated sentiments of approval - or disapproval.

I know where you’re coming from, Crossstitchfan, but do read Dickens’ post, regarding people (mostly very young) who are affected, sometimes badly, by comments, etc online. Not just annoyed, but badly affected.

Don't give it a second thought, CrossStitch.

Any thread on here has the potential to turn nasty.