Unironically I find that repeating what your correspondent said but as a question shows your engagement, especially when they said something more expressive.
I like to see I'm being listened to, and this kind of repetition can be a sign of that. But it can easily turn into a mechanical repeating if used carelessly.
I can't remember where I read this, but IIRC it IS a Japanese thing. I mean, anyone can draw a conversation deeper by asking questions, but the Japanese do have a thing for picking one word and making it a question.
Saying ehh ehh hai hai soo desu like Link when he's jumping around to tell people you're still listening (they apparently cannot tell by your face alone, I wonder which group is unable to do so as well... 🤔)
This is called "aizuchi" in Japanese or "backchanneling" more generally and as hard as I try I CANNOT find this paper that I read while studying Japanese linguistics but I remember there was a frequency analysis of time between backchanneling in both English and Japanese in both male and female listeners, and the difference was huge. Something like, female Japanese speakers backchannel every 2 seconds while male English speakers backchannel every 30 seconds.
Yes aizuchi was the term. Slightly annoying for many other culture because it feels like someone wants to intrude into what you're trying to say, all the time. I swear if I want to ragebait my friends I do stuff like this in our language lol. Also there are women in shows, podcasts etc. whose "job" is just to do the aizuchi constantly without contributing to the conversation reall in any other way.
“You mean those things from the movies!? Now’s not the time for jokes Hal”
“Well Snake, what I mean is, zombies is the closest word I could think of to describe them to you.”
“To be more specific, they’re actually a result of human experimentation by the Patriots during the Cold War that…”
25 minutes of codec calls and/or cutscenes later
“La Li Lu Le Lo!?”
5 minutes of codec calls and or/cutscenes later
“Shoot them in the head, huh?”
“Well, that’s the non-scientific way to say it, but remember snake…”
10 more minutes of codec calls
“They’re visible with thermal goggles, huh.”
“That’s right, remember to hold L2 and cycle between item types with the up or down buttons, and then use the left or right buttons to equip a specific item. And don’t forget you can quickly tap L2 to equip or unequip an item.”
Nah, specifically just repeating the last word/bits of their last sentence vs asking a full question. It's about when the other person is on guard against you, if they want to tell you everything anyway I can't see it make a difference either.
It even works, it makes the other person slightly uncomfortable with what they just said and often they will try to justify their words with more information. Only works against obvlivious people who have their guard down tho.
58 Comments
ddplf@szmer.info · 42 pts · 326d
Unironically I find that repeating what your correspondent said but as a question shows your engagement, especially when they said something more expressive.
voodooattack@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 326d
Something more expressive?
ddplf@szmer.info · 19 pts · 326d
Something they'd expect you to react to more vividly, like something surprising, touching or shocking.
GobberingGoblin@reddthat.com · 19 pts · 326d
Something surprising, touching or shocking?
I like to see I'm being listened to, and this kind of repetition can be a sign of that. But it can easily turn into a mechanical repeating if used carelessly.
ddplf@szmer.info · 14 pts · 325d
Hey I wasn't paying attention and it absolutely did coax me into elaborating! It sorta proves my point, I think.
drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 301d
Huh...
lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org · 13 pts · 326d
Well, I would add an "Oh shit, " at the beginning, so it would be like
Oh shit, something more expressive?
four@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 326d
Oh shit, oh shit?
lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 325d
Yes, oh shit!
dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 325d
Shit happens when your ass is expressiv.
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 325d
I feel like this would get really tiring/annoying for the speaker
ddplf@szmer.info · 1 pts · 325d
Sure, like everything else when overused, but when done with in moderation it is a nice figure of speech I believe
Pat@feddit.nu · 1 pts · 325d
It becomes more engaging, especially if said more expressively?
olafurp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 325d
Are you including when you rephrase the question but the content is essentially the same?
^ This is how I do it
ddplf@szmer.info · 1 pts · 325d
...I ate that huge tiger shrimp when I was there
You shoved that massive tiger shrimp into your mouth? Good for you.
Shite, I like that
Blackmist@feddit.uk · 37 pts · 325d
I can never work out if Kojima is autistic or if that's just how Japanese is when badly translated.
It's all his games as well.
Props to Norman and Troy because they carried the living shit out of DS2...
Taniwha420@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 325d
I can't remember where I read this, but IIRC it IS a Japanese thing. I mean, anyone can draw a conversation deeper by asking questions, but the Japanese do have a thing for picking one word and making it a question.
If I recall correctly?
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 325d
Nani?
tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 325d
Japanese society is inherently autistic
Saying ehh ehh hai hai soo desu like Link when he's jumping around to tell people you're still listening (they apparently cannot tell by your face alone, I wonder which group is unable to do so as well... 🤔)
isyasad@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 325d
This is called "aizuchi" in Japanese or "backchanneling" more generally and as hard as I try I CANNOT find this paper that I read while studying Japanese linguistics but I remember there was a frequency analysis of time between backchanneling in both English and Japanese in both male and female listeners, and the difference was huge. Something like, female Japanese speakers backchannel every 2 seconds while male English speakers backchannel every 30 seconds.
tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 325d
Yes aizuchi was the term. Slightly annoying for many other culture because it feels like someone wants to intrude into what you're trying to say, all the time. I swear if I want to ragebait my friends I do stuff like this in our language lol. Also there are women in shows, podcasts etc. whose "job" is just to do the aizuchi constantly without contributing to the conversation reall in any other way.
barooboodoo@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 325d
Blind people?
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 28 pts · 326d
Incredulous Snake
Though, I mean, people around him will say shit like "Holy fuck, Snake, those are zombies!" so it's actually pretty sane of him to be skeptical.
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk · 20 pts · 326d
Those are zombies?
marcos@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 326d
Eventually you need to reach for an exclamation mark:
-- Yes, Snake, zombies.
-- Zombies?!
You may also want to keep adding both in order for as long as the conversation holds.
kautau@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 326d
“You mean those things from the movies!? Now’s not the time for jokes Hal”
“Well Snake, what I mean is, zombies is the closest word I could think of to describe them to you.”
“To be more specific, they’re actually a result of human experimentation by the Patriots during the Cold War that…”
25 minutes of codec calls and/or cutscenes later
“La Li Lu Le Lo!?”
5 minutes of codec calls and or/cutscenes later
“Shoot them in the head, huh?”
“Well, that’s the non-scientific way to say it, but remember snake…”
10 more minutes of codec calls
“They’re visible with thermal goggles, huh.”
“That’s right, remember to hold L2 and cycle between item types with the up or down buttons, and then use the left or right buttons to equip a specific item. And don’t forget you can quickly tap L2 to equip or unequip an item.”
LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 325d
God I love this. It is so on point it makes me wanna...
Kojima?! Is that you?!
kautau@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 325d
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz · 26 pts · 326d
Psycho Mantis?
Thorry@feddit.org · 14 pts · 326d
Second floor basement?!?
FinalRemix@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 325d
Colonel! What's a sublevel foundation doing here?!
Hazmatastic@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 326d
Whenever I hear someone do the repeat question in conversation I usually follow it up with either that or "A Hind-D?" under my breath
deathmetal27@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 325d
Surveillance camera?!
LwL@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 325d
I forgot where I heard it but supposedly this an actual psychological trick to get people to reveal more information
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 325d
more information?
CluckN@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 325d
Is it called a question?
LwL@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 325d
Nah, specifically just repeating the last word/bits of their last sentence vs asking a full question. It's about when the other person is on guard against you, if they want to tell you everything anyway I can't see it make a difference either.
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 325d
¿Question?
EldenLord@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 324d
It even works, it makes the other person slightly uncomfortable with what they just said and often they will try to justify their words with more information. Only works against obvlivious people who have their guard down tho.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 325d
Does so in bold; becomes Solid Snake
salacious_coaster@infosec.pub · 9 pts · 326d
Anon becomes Snake?
ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 326d
Snake?
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 325d
Snake?
deathmetal27@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 325d
SNAAAAAAAAKE!!!!
PixeIOrange@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 325d
Snake?
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 325d
Autism?
SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 325d
virtual mission?
LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 325d
Virtuous Mission, Snake.
snooggums@piefed.world · 5 pts · 325d
fixed
slaacaa@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 326d
Hmmm…
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 326d
I see.
Laser@feddit.org · 5 pts · 325d
Do you know of any place where sailors hang out?
Thorry@feddit.org · 1 pts · 325d
Sailors?
toynbee@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 325d
Cold ones for sure.
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 325d
Fission Mailed!
RedSnt@feddit.dk · 3 pts · 324d
For someone with ADD myself it helps to hear the same information again just worded slightly differently.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 325d
Add a question mark to every sentence and you become an Aussie.
fibojoly@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 325d
Aussie, eh?