Comment on when is "cool" fine and when is it rude?

• DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Then it’s context. If you’re going for the excited delivery, try throwing in a ! other it could be misinterpreted as uncaring or dismissive.

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• Skezlarr@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  To be honest I think it’s the trailing full stop that does that. Over text I find that usually comes across like you’re trying to shut down the conversation (even when you’re not)

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• olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If it’s saying “cool” as an end to the conversation then it’s usually pretty rude. You need to show a bit of interest with a quick follow up like “how did you get it?” or “it took you a while?” and then ending the conversation is fine.

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• FoxyFerengi@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ve heard from Gen Z that ending a text response with a period is passive aggressive. So “cool” may have seemed glib on its own, but the punctuation might be giving an additional, if unintentional, tone

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  • Yermaw@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    My wife does that. She’ll say she’s not mad and that she’s fine but the messages start ending with a.

    Thats when I know im in trouble.

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  • jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m a millennial and I think that

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    • FoxyFerengi@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      To be fair, I am also a millennial, but most of my friends were surprised when I told them about that correction I received from the younger generation. I guess that says more about my friends than millennials overall lol

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      • Mesophar@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’m also a millennial, and I think it depends a lot on rapport as well. If you regularly talk with someone in text form, and consistently use punctuation, it probably doesn’t come off as passive aggressive than if you suddenly respond with the trailing period. It also probably makes one-word responses a lot more abrupt.

        I agree with above, replying “Cool!”, or “That’s cool!” would likely go over much better in that context

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• Monster96@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  To make sure I don’t mean it to be sarcastic, I usually say “Cool cool”. That usually goes over nicely

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