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Off-topic but what is the original source of the trend of talks/articles that start with "So you want to..."? I find it very annoying, though I don't know why.
by retox 6y ago
Off-topic but what is the original source of the trend of talks/articles that start with "So you want to..."? I find it very annoying, though I don't know why.
- azhenley 6y agoI was also curious, so I looked it up on Google Ngram Viewer. Looks like the phrase became relatively popular in the 1940s and then started a steep rise around 1994 up until 2012 when it peaked.
- retox 6y agoThanks, I hadn't thought to try there. It does have the ring of a 1940s public service announcement.
- zenxblr 6y agoHaha :) yes it was a little clickbaity. But as long as it gets many to understand and act on this a little better than trying to flog dead soils to produce something, worth it.
- retox 6y agoI didn't mean any animus towards this post in particular :)