When I first watched The Perfect Neighbor—the one where the Karen kills the neighbor—they showed the kids’ reaction to their dad telling them their mom died. It was on bodycam, and I didn’t feel sad at all. I kind of liked seeing them sad and cry. When the kid said, ‘No, but my heart is broken,’ I rolled my eyes and cringed. Sometimes I go back to watch their reactions for fun. Is this normal? (No, I’m not trolling.)

Edit: And sometimes I just dont care when I see kids or people in pain either way.

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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

"Gainsay" is antiquated? Huh.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Yes, it's largely fallen out of favour in the common vernacular, as in, people generally don't use it.

    There used to be a site (one of the popular dictionaries) that would show you how commonly a word has been used in publications (and, I suppose, online now) over time, but I can't find it now. It would be interesting to see how less common words rank.

    FWIW, I did find a dictionary entry that said it merely means to declare something untrue, with no mention of saying it to gain social status over the person, but that's how I learned it. Not sure where I picked it up, but if I learned it from a movie or a book, it was being used in that way.

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