Why do people keep saying this

singingnutty

I don't know what the weather is like where you all are, but it's very hot here and it's easy to get crochety. As someone said back up the thread it's sometimes been a bit unkind on GN recently. There is so much awfulness out there in society at the moment that perhaps we could calm down on here?

Wise words! I had no idea my innocent post would turn so nasty!

Wyllow3

Another saying dont worry Crosstitchfan you started it in good faith threads wander especially as they grow longer.

Thanks for your support, Wyllow3. It’s kind of you to say that, and yes, when I stared the thread, I didn’t anticipate it turning a bit nasty. I shall think twice next time!

Eloquently expressed Dickens and I suspect reflecting the views of many if not all of us, particularly since the events in Southport and the violence which followed, deliberately whipped up by whichever far Right or Putin-inspired faction spreading false information on Social media to the gullible.

TerriBull

Oh don't worry Crosstitch fan we all have foibles, I certainly do, too numerous to mention

Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated

LisaP

In the giant scheme of things… does it really matter?

No, but surely the whole point of this site is to chat about things. Most won’t be important, talking about them is called communicating.
If you think people’s comments don’t matter, why are you even on here?? (That is not meant in a nasty way! It’s a genuine question)

Another saying dont worry Crosstitchfan you started it in good faith threads wander especially as they grow longer.

I don't know what the weather is like where you all are, but it's very hot here and it's easy to get crochety. As someone said back up the thread it's sometimes been a bit unkind on GN recently. There is so much awfulness out there in society at the moment that perhaps we could calm down on here?

Oh don't worry Crosstitch fan we all have foibles, I certainly do, too numerous to mention

In the giant scheme of things… does it really matter?

Sasta

TerriBull

I read it as a more emphatic version of agree, "this" encapsulates all the points I would make, perhaps it should be preceded by "exsctly" for even more emphasis. I'm probably over thinking it though before your post it hadn't occurred to me to question it.

Exactly this TerriBull. I completely agree with everything you’ve said in your post. But ‘this’ says it all and to me, and displays a touch of exasperation, so ‘this’ makes sense to me. We all have our foibles though Crossstitchfan.

Sasta, You are absolutely right about foibles! I tell you what though, the worst thing I have ever done on here was to start this thread but I can’t understand how something so mundane and unimportant has caused such disagreement. I shan’t be starting any more threads for a while!

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.

Eil4

Crossstitchfan this ( 😂) has nothing to do with your post but with your ‘name’ . I have just found a cross stitch kit belonging to my late MiL and thought I might give it a go in her memory. But … it’s difficult as there are no obvious holes to stick my needle into so my stitches thus far are uneven. Frustrated!!

What does it say on the front of the kit packaging? Does it mention, for example, 14 count Aida? You say there are no holes to stick your needle in but I think you mean they are too close together which sounds as though it may be linen. Let me know what the kit is and I can private message you with some help.

Honestly! As if there's not enough problems in the world to worry about!

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.

Unnecessary and hurtful. I’m very sorry if you are suffering, but where’s the point of spoiling anybody’s day with this kind of response?

It’s just a new way of expressing agreement that’s all! We ourselves don’t speak or write in the same way as our ancestors did and would we want to? Jane Austen type formality would be very odd today, wouldn’t it? I personally enjoy the development of our wonderful English language all around the world and we can expect more of these abbreviated expressions as AI and technology become more and more a part of our lives. There still are the beautiful words from bygone years to give us pleasure and these days we can treasure them in so many different media.

I can't say I've noticed it.

TerriBull

I read it as a more emphatic version of agree, "this" encapsulates all the points I would make, perhaps it should be preceded by "exsctly" for even more emphasis. I'm probably over thinking it though before your post it hadn't occurred to me to question it.

Exactly this TerriBull. I completely agree with everything you’ve said in your post. But ‘this’ says it all and to me, and displays a touch of exasperation, so ‘this’ makes sense to me. We all have our foibles though Crossstitchfan.

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.

Hear, hear.

crazyH

Crossstitchfan
I agree with you . I prefer to type ‘I agree* or give a 👍

Thank you, CrazyH

Crossstitchfan this ( 😂) has nothing to do with your post but with your ‘name’ . I have just found a cross stitch kit belonging to my late MiL and thought I might give it a go in her memory. But … it’s difficult as there are no obvious holes to stick my needle into so my stitches thus far are uneven. Frustrated!!

monkeebeat

Errrrr! Must be going senile. I can’t understand what this post is about.
Is there an example somewhere….?

Hi! I started this with an innocent comment asking why so many people answered a post with the word ‘this’. Then all hell broke loose! You’d think I had at least called the king a nasty name, or questioned if there is a God!
Posting on here is a dangerous game. There are people on here who are absolutely lovely. They give support and advice and, if they disagree with something you’ve said, they’ll comment in a friendly way.
Others are here, it would seem, like spiders waiting to pounce on a fly! They can’t wait to make you look stupid, knock your opinion down in flames, and even ridicule you.
Be aware of this if you post. On th whole though, I love it but you do need a thick skin!

To be fair, I have been sarcastic on this thread, but it would have passed unnoticed in Pedant's Corner, where people regularly sneer at forms of language they don't use themselves. Sometimes using forms of language that will annoy others to do so .

I suppose we all have things that irritate us. In this case it was calling the use of 'this' 'stupid and pointless' that pushed it over the edge into rudeness.

Errrrr! Must be going senile. I can’t understand what this post is about.
Is there an example somewhere….?

It would be lovely to be able to raise one’s head above the parapet without being shot at

Indeed.
As many of us who use/have used this may have felt.