Hi, English isn’t my mother tongue so I was asking myself that question since I first encounted a w/… Back then I was like: “What tf does ‘w slash’ stand for?” And when I found out I was like “How, why, and is it any intuitive?” But I never dared to ask that until now

  • HerbalGamer@lemm.ee
    101·
    1 year ago

    RANT: While I know that language changes all the time, I find it very unfortunate that this little fellow o/ and possibly his slightly more formal friend o7 have become synonymous with “nazi heil”. First off, it’s the wrong arm! And second off, what do you have against “man waving” and “man saluting”.

    Never heard that but thanks for reporting o7

    • ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      4·
      1 year ago

      Perhaps (hopefully) i just encountered some folks who just assumed something, and that it’s not actually becoming a trend.