Am I the Only One?

[PeePantz]

Am I the only one who hates when people feel the need to point out that a person is never the only one? Why do people get so enraged over an expression. Obviously the person knows that they're not "the only one" and are just using a saying to express that their view is in the minority.

Discuss this statement that causes so much rage. Or, discuss being annoyed by those who correct or harp on insignificant post related things. This could include grammar nazis or the troll label.

Also, I feel like the joke will get old fast.

 

[Phlakes]

Because they obviously aren't the only one. There are so many other ways they could phrase their question, but they go with the question that anyone with any common sense already knows the answer to.

 

[holy_secret]

I feel you brother.
Another annoying thing is when people end a post of the discussion type with something like:

"Please stop writing writing stupid things. You only make yourself look stupid."

Who the fudge are you to decide what's stupid and what is not? Just because you don't agree with me and have a short temper and patience, doesn't make all you don't agree with stupid.

 

[enzilewulf]

Heh Grammar Nazi's... ohhh how I wish they would all die hug all over me.

I love the phrase "Bad grammar annoys me" well I have a response to that "Get over it". What high horse are you on to go around correcting every little error. That stuff makes me rage.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

I've been saying this for years. There's nothing wrong with a little hyperbole.

 

[PeePantz]

Because they obviously aren't the only one. There are so many other ways they could phrase their question, but they go with the question that anyone with any common sense already knows the answer to.

Have you ever said that you were starving when you were hungry? Do you get annoyed when others say they're starving? By your rationale, you must get pretty angry. After all, there are many other ways to say they need nourishment without stating a bold faced lie.

 

[Hamish Durie]

Am I the only one
I use it as as a start when I want to point out little things unknown by the general public

 

[LobsterFeng]

Because they probably feel that the topic is beneath them so to appear like they're smarter than everyone else they take a jab at OP with obscure logic.

EDIT: Oh and I don't just mean "Am I the only one?" threads. It happens all the time no matter the topic.

 

[Phlakes]

Because they obviously aren't the only one. There are so many other ways they could phrase their question, but they go with the question that anyone with any common sense already knows the answer to.

Have you ever said that you were starving when you were hungry? Do you get annoyed when others say they're starving? By your rationale, you must get pretty angry. After all, there are many other ways to say they need nourishment without stating a bold faced lie.

That's not the same. It would be the same if they asked if eating would make them less hungry (excluding people with tapeworms. Or babies).

Heh Grammar Nazi's...

Plural nouns don't have apostrophes.

 

[PeePantz]

That's not the same. It would be the same if they asked if eating would make them less hungry (excluding people with tapeworms. Or babies)

Mmmm... sweet, delicious babies. So tender.

It is the same due to the question being rhetorical. There's no expectation for a response and the question is actually a statement.

 

[LordOmnit]

You are always the only one because you are the only one who ever has the mixture of feelings about the subject in the exact way that you do.

Anyways, the point behind the expression, "No you are never the only one," is to get people away from the useless whining that accompanies the, "Am I the only one?" expression. When someone expresses a minority opinion in a well thought out way that doesn't rely on the cliche of attention-grabbing that, "Am I the only one?" does, then a real significant discussion can arise. Since, "Am I the only one?" more often than not precedes whining rather than thoughtful rhetoric, so people respond in kind with stock responses.
Also, it's true. You are never the only one and nothing is original because there is already a trope out there for it.

 

[Phlakes]

That's not the same. It would be the same if they asked if eating would make them less hungry (excluding people with tapeworms. Or babies)

Mmmm... sweet, delicious babies. So tender.

It is the same due to the question being rhetorical. There's no expectation for a response and the question is actually a statement.

Hyperbole =/= rhetorical question. And most of the "am I the only one" threads I say aren't rhetorical. I don't know if they just like to hear people agree with them, or if they really think no one else feels the same, but it usually looks like they mean it. Meaning doesn't translate well over the internet, though, but still, they could at least just ask "who else feels the same?"

 

[Vicarious Reality]

This gets funnier every time

 

[GamerKT]

Heh Grammar Nazi's... ohhh how I wish they would all die hug all over me.

I love the phrase "Bad grammar annoys me" well I have a response to that "Get over it". What high horse are you on to go around correcting every little error. That stuff makes me rage.

What high horse are you on to go around correcting every little error**?**

Couldn't resist...

 

[PeePantz]

That's not the same. It would be the same if they asked if eating would make them less hungry (excluding people with tapeworms. Or babies)

Mmmm... sweet, delicious babies. So tender.

It is the same due to the question being rhetorical. There's no expectation for a response and the question is actually a statement.

Hyperbole =/= rhetorical question. And most of the "am I the only one" threads I say aren't rhetorical. I don't know if they just like to hear people agree with them, or if they really think no one else feels the same, but it usually looks like they mean it. Meaning doesn't translate well over the internet, though, but still, they could at least just ask "who else feels the same?"

No, hyperbole is not rhetorical, but a rhetorical question can be hyperbole.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Because they obviously aren't the only one. There are so many other ways they could phrase their question, but they go with the question that anyone with any common sense already knows the answer to.

It is just a turn of phrase. The question really isn't asking "Am I the only one?" but rather "Does anyone agree with this?" Of course anyone with any common sense would realize that.