Fesshole 🧻I no longer respond when my wife asks me to repeat myself. Speaking with an echo was driving me mad, and she always manages to work out what I've said if she pauses a few seconds instead of instantly giving me huh/what/pardon. I don't think she's noticed this experiment.
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺@fesshole Real love is a beautiful thing to behold.
Matt@Eetschrijver @fesshole well, just wait a second with that reply...
My wife does this too. She nearly always asks "what" or says "pardon" and then interrupts me when I repeat it because she did hear me but just needed a second or two to process it.
I also learned to pause so she can process.
OP saying it's an experiment sounds bleak, but I'm in the same place. 🤷🏻♀️
@MattPCart @fesshole It's indeed a well-known phenomenon. But the terms in which you describe it are strikingly different from fesser's wording. 🤷
@Eetschrijver @fesshole yeah, I was aware of that too. Came across as mean 🤔
Maybe fesser is a dick, maybe not.
But, I'd lean towards dick because it's a fess and not from their own account 👍🏻
Maybe fesser is a dick, maybe not.
But, I'd lean towards dick because it's a fess and not from their own account 👍🏻
aaron@fesshole
I do exactly the same thing with friends who instinctively say pardon
I do exactly the same thing with friends who instinctively say pardon
Dave Thornley@fesshole I’m going to suggest she might have an undiagnosed hearing loss and should maybe go see an audiologist for a hearing test. I had exactly this problem and was diagnosed with quite severe high frequency hearing loss
@fesshole and bear in mind the possibility she’s getting really really cross with you about it!
CK@dht6000 @fesshole Some English phrases almost never mean what they say
“You did what?”
“… you know …”
“How are you?”
There’s entire stageshow Wankernomics is based on a subgenre of this https://youtu.be/422Qj4dqoGo
Wankernomics: How to talk like a wanker at work
Paul Bowsher@fesshole I really need to start doing this with my 5 year old
Future SprogI did this with my kids. Got them to listen. Saved me my sanity.
If they asked, “what did you say?” I’d turn it back on them: “what did you hear me say?”
AndrewAt that age they’re quick at learning but slow at comprehending. They might just be needing you to slow down a bit.
The kids at the local schools have picked up the bad habit of punctuating anything with “whah?” or “wha?” They don’t even make it to the last consonant on “what”!
The Cadence Collective@fesshole There are deaf people who hate your kind.
Sean@cadence022 Deaf people normally lip read or sign.
Mek75@fesshole my ex would do this, in the end I would pretend I didn't hear her ask for a repeat.