• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    It’s an archaic word that pretty much fell out of usage in the 1800s. People don’t say it. It’s a word in very much the same way forsooth or something is.

    That’s why I downvoted.

    • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Fucksake man, can you genuinely not tell when someone is poking fun at you? Are you one of these types that need the /s, like the seppos do? 😂

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        11 months ago

        They were not being sarcastic.

        This is a common misconception from Americans who presumably just read some 300 year old poem or book in their English literature lessons and assume everybody still writes like that.

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          11 months ago

          They were definitely being tongue in cheek. No need to get your skidmarked knickers in a twist over a flippant comment.

          Might want to work on your reading comprehension old chap

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      11 months ago

      Recently saw Gaolor being played on Cats does Countdown so I think it counts.