The boys at Red Letter Media coined a term for this: "Passive Progressive". Hits the nail on the head for me!
The boys at Red Letter Media coined a term for this: "Passive Progressive". Hits the nail on the head for me!
+1 for FitGirl the GOAT! I wish I had money to throw her way, because the work she's doing is great and I hope she can keep it up for a long time to come.
You forgot about the part of option 2 where you realize midway through explaining that the other person either understood and you misread the situation, or they just don't care, but now you've gotten too far into the explanation and you just have to power through even though literally every fiber of your being is telling you to shut up
... wait
"Scotty, why should all these lovely folks buy a bottle of Vitameatavegamin?"
"Well, er... ... ...It's green."
I feel seen.
I'm not gonna argue, though. Well played.
Did you know that the only part of yourself you can kiss in the mirror is your lips?
Don't ask me how I know.