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minus-squarewhiwake@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·5 days agoWell, that is what it means.
minus-squareAtelopus-zeteki@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 days agoAs a child, I needed a tad bit more context. Also, in retrospect, it was probably a coping mechanism for age related cognitive decline (ARCD).
minus-squarewhiwake@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·5 days agoI was born the other day.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoI use it when the timing is totally irrelevant to the conversation and the increased cognitive load from specificity for both the speaker and listener would just detract from the topic.
Well, that is what it means.
As a child, I needed a tad bit more context. Also, in retrospect, it was probably a coping mechanism for age related cognitive decline (ARCD).
I was born the other day.
I use it when the timing is totally irrelevant to the conversation and the increased cognitive load from specificity for both the speaker and listener would just detract from the topic.
The phrase is intentionally vague.