‘Has anyone else experienced this?’

Expected to able and active, at my age, lots complain of elderly, why’s and hows, I’m 62, I feel cheated by my poor health, and envy those that have better.
No other half, or near sons to help, my parents had better health till mid 70s

well, yeah, obviously! I don't think that needed explaining. I don't think OP ACTUALLY thought anyone posting that was really believed there was a possibility they were the only ones this had ever happened to, because the majority of the posts worded thus are so utterly commonplace you'd have to be a complete idiot ("Has anyone been on holiday to France?" "Does anyone not drive?" to actually query if you were the only one

OP was presumably just pointing out that it's a fatuitous way to start a post. Which I agree, because it is (or at least I also find it) very annoying, and presumably if people have gone to the effort of posting about something they want others to reply, rather than eye-roll and scroll by.

MN is very busy with hundreds of posts a day on the busy threads, therefore it's always better to be as specific as possible if you want helpful responses rather than people jumping on to snark, "no, you're the only person to ever own a cat ever" (or similar).

If you want advice on loneliness maybe start a thread called "I'm really struggling with loneliness" or "how can I stop feeling so lonely?" or "need a hand hold - feeling lonely," not "has anyone else ever felt lonely?"

If they want to complain about the COL or want advice on saving money start a post with "Thread to complain about the COL" or "Who else is really struggling with the COL?" rather than "Is anyone struggling with money?"

If you want tips on buying a house in a particular area of London, start a thread saying that, not "Does anyone live in London?"

Yes it's a bit thread-police-y to complain about how people word their OPs but there have been far more minor/pedantic threads.

why bother wording a post in a way that you hope most people will 'know what you mean,' when you can just....actually write exactly what you mean????

And "I turned round and said" 😣😁

I have been known to get murderous over "at the end of the day" and "it's all good." Also using the word literally when they don't actually mean literally. They just use it for emphasis. Drives me batty.

It could be a self esteem thing as well. They aren't sure about how articulate they are. But yeah, it can be annoying.

Yeah, a few weeks ago there were multiple variations of "Am I the only person who doesn't love the music of Taylor Swift?"

True, but I'm thinking of the sort of person who says it after almost everything.

I think for some, it's just become a fashionable habit.

Sure, but if it's somebody you don't know well, how are they supposed to know that? There are a lot of stupid people out there, so some people are careful so as not to be misunderstood.

Yes!!! I also hate people who say, "Only my child could(insert whatever child did here)." Yes you are completely right,only your child,in the entire world,could do that thing you posted on Facebook.Amazing.

'what it is is!' it really winds me up!

Another expression that annoys me is "Are you me?"

No, I'm definitely not you because I went to the toilet and recognised my own knickers 😐

I think OP might be the only person to have experienced this 😐

😀

The ‘Am I pregnant?’ ones.

But of course other people can relate. They mean ‘anyone who has experienced this, come and advise’ or whatever. Not ‘has anyone ever’. Of course they have.

Yes I’m intolerant to that but pobody’s nerfect (that’s DH’s fume-inducing phrase 😄).

Yes it is annoying

On a par with "am I the only one who [insert mundane, everyday thing or thought]"

I see the culprits of these inanities have turned up on the thread

Sometimes I do if I’m in a bad mood 😆 such a mindless phrase.

"Some of these responses are wild" The very use of the word 'wild' annoys me as it conjures up young American MRAs who use more emojis than words. It makes me irrationally angry. To a lesser extent "its not that deep" entitled teens being dismissive now adopted by annoying adults.

I think your adverse reaction to it is particular to you. There will be an association somewhere that triggers it.
It's not a notably cringeworthy phrase.

When someone explains something piss simple, and they follow it up with "Does that make sense?"

Yes it does, because I'm not 2 years old with the IQ of a Smartie 😡

Ha! well there you go... only you know why to gives you the rage. Maybe it's a you problem rather than those who use it?

Why would you enraged by people seeking support and discourse with those affected by similar experiences?

You must be really intolerant.

I experience rage when anyone uses "the rage" within a sentence.

I want a baby name that's a bit unique.

Name x is more unique than name y.

Ffs unique is an absolute term. Something is either unique or it's fucking not!

YABMU

@AgileGreenSeal has it nailed it.

If a way of asking for solidarity and to feel less alone.

Otherwise what is the point of a discussion forum.

It's just a turn of phrase.