• TheFriar@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    But think of the way people talk to kids. Exactly like it’s written.

    Sometimes [pause] people will say things juuust to make you feel bad…

    People are very expressive with kids. It’s not baby talk, it’s kid talk. I dunno why people do it, maybe it’s a worry some kids won’t get the point of what’s being said without over the top expressions and spelling out the exact meaning of the sentence with tone. So, to me, that is why this particular one makes sense.

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      6 months ago

      That’s a stretch, imo. I’ve never seen anyone put a conscious effort into verbally emphasizing the less important parts of a sentence to their kids or anyone else. Those poor kids don’t deserve that, just like babies don’t deserve having their verbalization skills stunted by baby talk.

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        6 months ago

        You’ve never heard anyone try to comfort a kid like that? I mean, maybe your argument against doing it is valid, but that doesn’t mean it’s not super common.