It was never needed in the past and ads no context that a simple exclamation point or bold letters could do if a person wants to add emphasis.

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I sort of use it like as a hybrid of

    yes and

    yes but

    Might be the people-pleaser in me but I find it helps to make a contention both more palatable to hear and likely to be engaged with since you’re agreeing but also clarifying where you sense incongruity