"That sounds like a good idea......."-"Is there something bothering you with the idea?"-"No, the idea is GOOD.....π"
Can someone explain this to me?
Old people use quotation marks to indicate emphasis, as a substitute for italics (which many of them could not produce on the old typewriters they learned to write on), whereas young people use them to indicate sarcasm or falseness. Theyβre used as βscare quotesβ.
And old people use ellipses simply to indicate a pause, or for some other incomprehensible reason Iβm not aware of. But young people use ellipses to indicate passive-aggression.
So an old person could type something like:
how are things going with your βboyfriendββ¦.
and what they mean is
How are things going with your boyfriend? [Im so excited for you, sweetie, and I wanna hear about it]
But a young person would interpret that sentence as
How are things going with your so-called boyfriendβ¦. [I say, while seething with contempt for him and possibly for you too]
The linguistic difference across generations is beautifully explained here thank you
