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[-] amelia@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

I'm not a native speaker and have a few questions about the first point:

  • What is "internet language" about the phrase "that's certainly a thing"? Isn't that just a normal sentence?
  • What the hell do the other two phrases mean?
[-] monsterpiece42@reddthat.com 10 points 1 year ago

There's no mechanical/grammar reason but the first one is used sarcastically. When someone thinks something is a big deal/great/awesome and you say back "well that's certainly a thing" it's implying that the only thing you agree on is that that thing exists, not that it's great.

The other two are nonsense and some people just find that funny.

[-] amelia@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the explanation!

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