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Do you think they were using the meaning that nobody's heard of or the modern one that everyone knows?
by guerrilla 4y ago
Do you think they were using the meaning that nobody's heard of or the modern one that everyone knows?
- imwillofficial 4y ago“Nobody has heard of” You are not everyone. But I included the second caveat to cover each potential usage. Maybe you’ve learned something today
- guerrilla 4y agoJust gonna trudge on with the pedantry then? Nobody means literally nobody when they say nobody. It's a rhetorical exaggeration.
- shepherdjerred 4y ago> Nobody means literally nobody when they say nobody. This is a funny sentence because you're using "nobody" in the exact way that you claim "nobody" else does.
- guerrilla 4y agoI mean that's half the joke, but am I though? :)
- imwillofficial 4y agoMaybe take that one back to the drawing board. It’s got some potential.
- cgriswald 4y agoThe other poster was actually pointing out something insightful: That the term "soulmate" can (and does) mean different things to different people. What you call the modern usage... isn't. It's used to describe multiple concepts including "the perfect puzzle piece human" and "someone I am bound to through thick and thin". The former is problematic because it allows people to bail at the first sign of trouble while taking no responsibility whatsoever. The later is probably better overall, but I've seen it used to rationalize staying in an abusive relationship.
- synu 4y agoFor what it’s worth, I’d only heard of the one you’re saying nobody has ever heard of so I thought it was a useful comment. What others are describing as soul mates I have heard described as an expectation of love at first sight, whereas soul mates are like the old couple that’s been together for 50 years (or one that’s on their way to that). Since people seem sensitive about it I’m not trying to say one or the other is right just sharing how I’ve heard the terms used.