AITA - Why is everyone using this now?

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saveforthat · 23/12/2024 17:49

I thought people were making typos, then I googled it, apparently it's am I the arsehole, used on reddit. AIBU to say this is AIBU?

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AnyoneSomeone · 23/12/2024 20:56

teatoast8 · 23/12/2024 20:53

Arsehole is a great word

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Yes it is and some people are arseholes.

VarneytheVamp · 24/12/2024 10:48

AnyoneSomeone · 23/12/2024 20:56

Yes it is and some people are arseholes.

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I can cope with asshole, but arsehole makes me cringe. Same as I can cope with shit but I can't stand shite! Something about the "e" sound obviously bothers me.

Butchyrestingface · 24/12/2024 10:49

Never heard of it ... until now. I am enlightened.

BarbaraHoward · 24/12/2024 10:53

User54614664 · 23/12/2024 20:34

Platform migration is usually very unusual and difficult. People who use Tiktok don't move to Instagram and people who use Reddit don't inexplicably move to Mumsnet. Even successful companies or creators who actively attempt to get their followers to engage with them on a different platform find it extremely tricky. Humans are creatures of habit and one of the hardest things is letting go of something which already works and having to learn the ropes to something new, without any promise of a higher payoff.

The speed at which it happened (virtually in the space of weeks) suggests it's more of an orchestrated experiment or campaign. Another telltale sign is that Reddit still exists and runs perfectly fine. There's no reason for a mass exodus from the platform to MN and people suddenly dropping AITA jargon and Americanisms everywhere. When Trump/Musk started dominating Twitter, that was a very plausible explanation for why people move elsewhere. But absolutely nothing has happened over on Reddit. If anything, it's more popular now than at any point in history.

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AITA escaped Reddit much more than a few weeks ago.

And at least every second phrase criticised as an Americanism on here isn't an Americanism at all.

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