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Why did it become a normal thing for people to end statements with a question mark when they correct someone? Is it a TikTok trend that blew up? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is something I first noticed about a year ago, give or take. Like, I'll say "the sky is purple" and someone will respond with "it's blue?" Why do people do that?

It's such a strange thing for me, because I'm used to question marks being used for questions, not statements. It feels like at some point, I accidentally fell into an alternate dimension where this is considered a normal use of punctuation.

I know English is a continually-evolving language, so things like this shouldn't be unexpected. Even still, this development feels bizarre to me.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I think its always been around. It might be more common to see it without further qualification (IE, "It's blue, isn't it?"), possibly because of the popularity of short-form content, but I don't think its a new thing.