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I really rail against people who think 'This.' is a sentence, let alone a useful contribution. It's especially galling when the topic is 'Put your question / p
by Jedd 7y ago
I really rail against people who think 'This.' is a sentence, let alone a useful contribution.
It's especially galling when the topic is 'Put your question / point in the first sentence / paragraph' and someone's first word, sentence, and paragraph is simply 'This.'
- objectivetruth 7y agoIt's not supposed to be a sentence, and not every useful communication needs to be a sentence. It IS a shorthand for THIS sentence: "I agree completely with this article/post/comment." It's usually paired with a follow-up comment adding an additional point or related thought, which makes a lot of sense since this construct originated in a medium with a limited number of characters. You'll notice people don't say "This," in oral conversation; they say "Yeah," or "I agree." But even "This" on its own, meaning "I agree with this," is a useful contribution to a discussion. Sometimes "I agree with this" is all that needs to be said, and lots of us decided it was OK to shorten that to "This." Very interesting what galls people into railing against certain language usage! :-)