• stormdelay@sh.itjust.works
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    22 hours ago

    Just imagine your mom saying your full name with an audible full stop, right after you said/did something a bit dumb

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        17 hours ago

        Oooh, I wonder if that’s part of what’s confusing the other guy. At this point I just completely filter out the tag when I’m reading a post like this, since very few people intend to incorporate it into the comment.

        • BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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          17 hours ago

          As someone who’s managed to never use Twitter, it was very confusing. I guess it’s one of those things you pick up subconsciously and never really think about once you’ve used the system enough.

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        21 hours ago

        the ‘first last’ is just how tagging a user works.