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'This.' That is my current annoyance. I don't know where it started, but since a few weeks 'this' seems to be turning up in more and more places. I really can'

by Luc 17y ago

'This.' That is my current annoyance. I don't know where it started, but since a few weeks 'this' seems to be turning up in more and more places. I really can't parse it, but I think it means agreement with the previous comment, sort of like an upvote. It bugs the hell out of me. Random example: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=875816 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=875816

seiji 17y ago
Basically: http://qcjeph.livejournal.com/110229.html http://qcjeph.livejournal.com/110229.html Best I can figure, people just saying "This" mean "I agree with your above point, and I would like to see it expressed more often. Let me lend my support to you in spreading your ideas."
- roc 17y ago
  "I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter". Honestly it doesn't bother me. It's just a modernization of the "hear, hear" sentiment.
- iron_ball 17y ago
  Yeah. Extreme contraction of "I agree with this." It's just a new idiom.
freetard 17y ago
This.