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"I acknowledge that I could interject my own thoughts here, but choose not to. Please continue with that topic, I am interested."
Of course, doesn't work as well in online forums.
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I probably didn't want to have the conversation in the first place, now you want me to contribute to it too?
Same
Big oof
In my college Sociology class, my professor ran us through a couple situations, then ran them back for us. Gender-wise, women tended to make small interjections, nod their heads, etc, as the conversation went among, to indicate that they were listening. Which apparently leads into two "classic" complaints between M/F partners.
Men tended to think that women were "always changing their minds", because the men interpreted the women's nods and interjections as agreement instead of "I'm listening to you".
And women tended to think that men "weren't listening to them" because men never provided this feedback.
Gender-wise, women tended to make small interjections, nod their heads, etc, as the conversation went among, to indicate that they were listening
Wait this isn't something everyone does?
oof
☝️This
Showing empathy is a valuable contribution.
Not only that, but acknowledging you heard the one speaking in a quick, unobstrusive, uninterrupting way.
Oof acknowledges someone’s feelings, and bruh expresses empathy. These sentiments are important and often overlooked. You don’t have to always launch into your own story. Simply acknowledging and empathizing is a powerful way to build social bonds.
Also brevity is the soul of wit, so oof and bruh might qualify as the greatest things anyone has ever said in history.
In an in person conversation, that's definitely true. Not so much online though.
Yes, not every talk is a conversation! Maybe I just want to vent and not to hear.
Does bruh express empathy? I've always read bruh as "bruh what are you doing" in a lot of contexts. But I can't really say it's something I use much.
Context is key. It can express empathy, or disappointment, or awe.
Context is always key.
I think it depends on how you pronounce it and context. I'm used to hearing a shorter bruh with a look attached to it as a question for "what are you doing?" vs a longer bruh like "bruuuuuuh" as empathizing like "that's rough".
Ope
Hell yeah
this fr ⤴️
No cap
Woof
Ok, boomer
Me when the next generation comes up with slang and I don't like it:
I bring you: broof
contributes confusion to the conversation
Shortened form of brohoof
Which in turn was a nickname for Ooferson Bruholomew.
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Boof: To abuse any licit or illicit substance via insertion into one's rectum.
Broof: To abuse any licit or illicit substance via insertion into your bro's rectum.
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Oof
Damn.
Shit.
That is whack.
bros never heard about phatic expressions💀
Dude..
Bruh
Oof, bruh, same..
Tja
You called?
Mood.
Ugh
That’s crazy, wow
Literally nobody: POV: Bruh, not cool.
Sheesh
Broof.
...dude.
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