cm0002@lemmy.world to ShowerThoughts@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoSaying "over" on the radio is like the null byte at the end of a string.message-squaremessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareSaying "over" on the radio is like the null byte at the end of a string.cm0002@lemmy.world to ShowerThoughts@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square3linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoofStroke@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·1 month agoNo, it’s not. Over means you want a response. Out means the conversation is over. Over and out is not a thing except in movies and is stupid and nonsensical.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI hear it as “tell me your response, but I’m not planning to respond after.”
No, it’s not. Over means you want a response. Out means the conversation is over. Over and out is not a thing except in movies and is stupid and nonsensical.
I hear it as “tell me your response, but I’m not planning to respond after.”
Huh. TIL. Thanks for that.