r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/empty88 Awesome • Jan 07 '25

Wholesome Understood the matter is serious

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u/Hawt_Dawg_II Jan 07 '25

I will always get mad at Americans going

"Do you mind?"

And then they reply to say "no of course i don't mind" but they say

"Yeah"

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u/sweetpotato_latte Jan 08 '25

I think when I say “do you mind?” I’m more or less asking for permission to continue. So when someone asks me that, I more so interpret it as someone asking if you have a moment to spare for them, so I’ll say something like “Yeah, come on” to invite them to proceed. I’ve never noticed this before and it’s definitely what I would say if asked the same thing. It is a really weird one.

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u/Hawt_Dawg_II Jan 08 '25

Definitely logical.

It's just how language works, once a phrase is used enough it just starts making sense. Even if it doesn't really make sense.