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minus-squareAtelopus-zeteki@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up23·18 days ago“…the other day.” was my grandmothers phrase, which could have meant last week, or decades ago. It was an other day.
minus-squarewhiwake@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·18 days agoWell, that is what it means.
minus-squareAtelopus-zeteki@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·18 days agoAs a child, I needed a tad bit more context. Also, in retrospect, it was probably a coping mechanism for age related cognitive decline (ARCD).
minus-squarewhiwake@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·18 days agoI was born the other day.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 days agoI use it when the timing is totally irrelevant to the conversation and the increased cognitive load from specificity for both the speaker and listener would just detract from the topic.
“…the other day.” was my grandmothers phrase, which could have meant last week, or decades ago. It was an other day.
Well, that is what it means.
As a child, I needed a tad bit more context. Also, in retrospect, it was probably a coping mechanism for age related cognitive decline (ARCD).
I was born the other day.
The phrase is intentionally vague.
I use it when the timing is totally irrelevant to the conversation and the increased cognitive load from specificity for both the speaker and listener would just detract from the topic.