What am I missing here? Why "not my family?" Did they mean like "oh no, not my family! How embarrassing for them to see!" It just reads really strange.

[–] ablair24@lemmy.wtf 86 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's a newer type of phrase/way to start a sentence. It's kind of like a way to call attention to or put extra emphasis on the action taking place.

For example, say I got to an ice cream store and try 10 flavors. I could say "not me trying every flavor before getting a single scoop."

It kinda adds a sarcastic or lightheated feel to the sentence.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 44 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Ahhhh thanks for the explanation!

I like your ice cream example, but I'm going to be an old man and say I hate this new phrase lol it reads terribly how they used it.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not you not groking Gen Z 😩

The keeds, they are thee fuutureee

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Goddamn it I'm "only" 37 and I don't understand English anymore lmao

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

It was a good run!

At least grok has been around since ‘61.

[–] Sombyr@lemmy.zip 6 points 8 months ago

Don't worry. I'm 25 and neither do I.

I'm convinced we've hit a point thanks to the internet where language just evolves so fast that by the time I'm elderly kids will literally be speaking a different language.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I'm a young man and I have to agree with your old man take on this. I hate this trend also. A few of my friends have been using it irl conversations.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tell them that the old men on Lemmy say stop it.

[–] Pandalus@programming.dev 9 points 8 months ago

Seconded

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

So it goes with language, always evolving. It can be hard to keep up, but the kids are just having fun.

[–] kksgandhi@lemmy.ml 27 points 8 months ago

It's a variant of the sarcastic "that couldn't be me"

e.g.: "Goofing off for a week and then cramming the night before the final exam? That couldn't be me /s." -> "Not me goofing off for a week and then cramming the night before"

[–] huginn@feddit.it 8 points 8 months ago

They put their watches in "wrestling mode" then their parents get notified of when they stopped "wrestling"

Not is the correct word.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

It’s a typo.

Should be “now”

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tell me you're old and out of touch without telling me you're old and out of touch.

[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Im like 20 and didnt get it too

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tbh 20 is pretty old

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh boy just you wait. It'll come and go faster than you realize.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I know, I'm turning 53 this year and omg it's going too fast.