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That's when the monsters came.(lemmy.ml)

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Schnitzel Bub@lemmy.mlOP
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“nobody:” indicates that in the kid’s perception, the split up was out of the blue. The “nobody:” formulation indicates a moment of initial silence, or of everything being fine. The contrast of initial silence/everything seeming ok, and a dramatic break up of one’s parents adds an extra layer of drama and comedy to the situation. It serves a purpose.

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Cheesus@lemmy.world
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What I don’t get, is why wouldn’t it be everybody? Everybody was silent like everything this is normal

I do appreciate the explanation

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4am@lemm.ee
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It’s funnier to imagine it like “nobody said anything” or “nobody said nothing”, it kind of implies a casual delivery, it answers a question of how it all started

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saltesc@lemmy.world
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Felt like it. In sixth grade, some kid was getting bullied for their parents splitting. The teacher asked everyone with separated parents to raise their hands and more than half the class did.

That kid with their weird family still being all together and stuff.

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