Source: Mr. Joshua/The art of pants

        • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          12 days ago

          Just like you’re seeking attention by calling it out? Some people are just interested in linguistics, God forbid people have fun being quirky. Who does it hurt?

            • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              11 days ago

              As someone with a mild enthusiasm for linguistics and phonetics, I like it. My only complaint is not using eth too.

              I can’t imagine the inconvenience is much different than emojis or emoticons.

              But in any case it seems more like a gimmick than an cry for attention, certainly not as much as a whole picture (invisible to screen readers I imagine) targeted at them in retaliation. I don’t get the hate, and the “This person just wants attention!” Seems way more performative and attention seeking.

              • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                1
                arrow-down
                1
                ·
                10 days ago

                Got an image I can post that says “ignore this person’s gimmick”? Cause I’ll start using that instead.

    • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      12 days ago

      It only works if you call them out on it. Just treat them like someone with a severe speech impediment in real life. Its annoying to listen to, its grating, but you just gotta get on with it.

      Block them if its that big a deal to you.