It was never needed in the past and ads no context that a simple exclamation point or bold letters could do if a person wants to add emphasis.

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    9 months ago

    It does add context though.

    If I just said “it adds context”, it’s not seen as a counterclaim to your claim. It’s just a new standalone statement.

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      9 months ago

      This is the correct answer. It doesn’t address the multiple mistakes in English and spelling that the OP ended up writing, though. Nor does it address the spelling variant, although that does not seem to be the particular focus of the original enquiry.

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      Exactly. An exclamation point or bolding your letters sure does add emphasis, but if you actually wanted to make it a clear counterclaim, though or tho does the job a whole lot better.

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      I sort of use it like as a hybrid of

      yes and

      yes but

      Might be the people-pleaser in me but I find it helps to make a contention both more palatable to hear and likely to be engaged with since you’re agreeing but also clarifying where you sense incongruity