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Yelling 'Huh?' at people disrupts the flow of conversation a lot more by being hard to distinguish from something an online jerk would do.

• Dylan16807 2y ago
  If you interpret anything as yelling it's disruptive. But I'm not sure why that would be the interpretation. It's a short preamble to the next sentence.
  • pvg 2y ago
    The problem is that the 'you' in 'if you interpret' is 'many (probably most) people reading online comments'. That's the point the mod comment is making. The effect counts rather than the intent.
  • tptacek 2y ago
    This happens to me all. the. time. (with me, it's "wait" and "what?" not "huh?"). In a normal speaking conversation, it flows naturally. In writing, it doesn't come across as conversational punctuation so much as a kind of dunk. It might just be something you'll have to be vigilant about.
    • Dylan16807 2y ago
      Alright, I appreciate the detail.