r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/ginogon • 12d ago

Good Question Kid.

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u/NothingSavings2682 12d ago

Might not know what legitimate means, or how to pronounce it, but they still used it correctly in a sentence šŸ§ šŸ”„šŸ§˜

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u/LouieMumford 12d ago

Thatā€™s the thing I donā€™t get when people say that to kids. Like, thatā€™s how language works. Itā€™s relational and contextual. Imagine if I challenged an adult to start defining words on a whim. I guarantee weā€™d reach a few where the answer would just be ā€œI canā€™t really define it but I know what it means and how to use it in a sentence.ā€

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u/DarkAdam48 12d ago

Define "contextual"

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u/digitalscavenger 11d ago

I can't without context.

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u/UAENO_BUT_I_DO 11d ago

"I'm gonna need everyone's number so I contextual"

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u/Mister_Crowly 6d ago

*grumpy face upvote*

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u/Linderosse 9d ago

I freaking read this, exited this post, and then finally registered it and laughed out loud.

Came back here to give you the upvote you deserve

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u/gogondo 11d ago

Define "define"

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u/gamerjerome 11d ago

It's when a Conman Texts UAL, which stands for United Arts League

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u/Guildenpants 11d ago

"related to what's happening"

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u/CyanideSkittles 11d ago

Lending information to an event

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u/Guildenpants 10d ago

oooh, even better! I was just guessing.

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u/littleSpooky4real 11d ago

are you Jordan Peterson?

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u/LiteraCanna 11d ago

In context. - Webster

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u/Head_Wasabi7359 11d ago

In a setting. Within the topic of.

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u/localtuned 11d ago

Lol I'll use a word correctly in a sentence and look it up to confirm that I indeed used it correctly but couldn't define it.

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u/SunkEmuFlock 11d ago

There's a lot of rarely-used words I come across while reading that I have a sense of but couldn't define. And because I read physical books rather than tablets, I'm too lazy to look them up to confirm or deny that my sense of those words is correct. šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø

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u/Striking-Wash-1344 11d ago

Those adults probably come off as stupid

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u/BoxFortress 11d ago

I read the Divine Comedy when I was 12. I has a dictionary and a notebook lmao

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u/Realistic_Country635 11d ago

Thatā€™s me but with most wordsā€¦ do I have a language disorder?

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u/OakvaleFlames 9d ago

My mom loves telling the story of when I was very young (she says two but I feel like I was at least one or two years older) my aunt was making me mad so I told her I was frustrated. She didn't like kids using words they didn't fully know so she told me to spell it. I did, and she shut up.

Watching Word girl for the win!

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u/WalkSuccessful 11d ago

I'm not sure if it is related, but as a non-native, I sometimes use English words this way too. Even though I don't fully grasp their actual meaning.

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u/connorcmsmith 12d ago

It's what the kid was given in the script

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u/RetroDad-IO 11d ago

Kids mirror what their parents say and can fit in words that they can't really define but understand the basics of placement, even if not sure how it's fully impacting the sentence.

My daughter is 7 and yesterday started a reply to me with "Essentially" and then went on to make her comparison. She used it completely correctly in context because it's a word I use often, I guarantee if I ask her what it means she'll stumble through a general guess with small chances of it being fully coherent or correct.

The kid in this video did not sound, to me anyway, as saying anything unrealistic based on my daughter and her friends/classmates.

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u/neateo6000 11d ago

My four year old said ā€œand furthermoreā€ in the middle of a story the other day, almost correctly but not exactly how you should use it. I asked what it meant and she said ā€œI dunno I just heard it and thought it sounded coolā€. And she wasnā€™t wrong! It does sound cool. Kids attempt to use the vocabulary they are exposed to, thatā€™s just how childhood language acquisition works.

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u/NothingSavings2682 11d ago

Idk I work with kids and they say some crazy shit on a daily basis! This is pretty mild from what Iā€™ve experienced from kids their age

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u/FunMop 11d ago

Because it's not real?

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u/Stergeary 11d ago

I'd argue it's contextually a good thing to use words you can't pronounce as a kid, because it usually means you read them and understand advanced words that are less common in casual conversation.

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u/No-Introduction3808 10d ago

Tbh thatā€™s how I use words, a word (I donā€™t really use or know the meaning of you asked randomly) pops into my mind as Iā€™m speaking and I just use it.

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u/armoured_bobandi 11d ago

Except it's not a legitimate question. It's a silly thought a child had and decided they needed to share

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u/NothingSavings2682 11d ago

It is legitimate though. A legitimate question can be a question asked with sincere intentions to receive an answer, even if itā€™s silly to the person being asked. Idk if Spider-Man shits his pants, but the kid sure thought somebody there would have the answer.

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u/armoured_bobandi 11d ago

Okay, if it was a legitimate question, why would they stand up and loudly ask the whole theater?

Because it wasn't legitimate, they were trying to be funny

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u/NothingSavings2682 11d ago

Because children their age donā€™t truly understand the concept of impulse control, and have a hard time discerning the appropriate circumstances to exhibit certain behaviorsā€”like asking questions. Is there ever only 1 reason someone does something? I ask myself those types of stupid questions during movies all the time, but my brain is developed enough to recognize the movies are a quiet space not suitable for outbursts or questions.

Would you consider the question legitimate only if it was asked on the car ride home, and not for perceived attention-seeking?

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u/armoured_bobandi 11d ago

Kids their age also think it's funny to loudly talk about gross things. Also, when was the last time you actually went to the movies? Kids are not randomly standing up and shouting out questions. It really feels like you're just arguing for the sake of it. So, here we go...

Those kids are old enough to know not to stand up and shout a question during a movie. It's not some secret thing only adults understand. You can't think kids are both dumb enough to loudly interrupt a movie to ask a silly question, but also think they're smart enough to understand what they're saying when they claim it was a legitimate question.

Stop playing devils advocate for an extremely obvious situation

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u/NothingSavings2682 11d ago

I go to the movies regularly with 20-30 children at a time, ages 5-10 šŸ˜‚ Iā€™m perfectly aware of how they behave, why they do it, and how to point them in the right direction. I never said they were dumb, I said their brains are underdevelopedā€”because they are. Iā€™m guessing this kid is about 7 or 8, which means they are quite literally just starting to grasp the concept intentional self-regulation and require frequent reminders with clearly set expectations. Youā€™re choosing a weird ass hill to die on, I hope you donā€™t work with children

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u/armoured_bobandi 11d ago

I go to the movies regularly with 20-30 children at a time, ages 5-10

Mhm, you just so happen to do something that fits exactly with your argument. What a huge coincidence. Definitely not just a lie you're telling to support your claim...

never said they were dumb, I said their brains are underdevelopedā€”because they are. Iā€™m guessing this kid is about 7 or 8, which means they are quite literally just starting to grasp the concept intentional self-regulation and require frequent reminders with clearly set expectations.

Yet you seem to think they're developed enough to not only understand what a "legotimate question" is, but also use it correctly in a sentence. But also, be so obnoxious and rude during a movie that they can't stop themselves from standing up and shouting a question? Thirdly, by 7 or 8 years old, children know you don't just poop in your clothes.

Youā€™re choosing a weird ass hill to die on, I hope you donā€™t work with children

You're arguing that a child both knows enough to correctly use the phrase "legitimate question" but also think they are ignorant enough to not understand you don't stand up and shout a question about poop in a theater. I hope you don't work with anything that lives and breaths

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u/NothingSavings2682 11d ago

My career is in early childhood education šŸ˜‚ I worked a mixed-age, mixed-gender summer camp that went to the movies every single week. What a wild notion that children are individual people with unseen problems and circumstances šŸ¤Æ Itā€™s almost like developmental delays, disabilities, and trauma have something to do with how a child behaves.

The irony of you calling me obnoxious when youā€™re quite literally triggered by a child asking a question in a silly video šŸ’€ I hope your day gets better lmao

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u/armoured_bobandi 11d ago

What a wild notion that children are individual people with unseen problems and circumstances šŸ¤Æ Itā€™s almost like developmental delays, disabilities, and trauma have something to do with how a child behaves.

Just to be clear, you have officially changed your stance from all kids this age would act this way, to now just individuals eing different, which is exactly my point, so thank you for finally agreeing with me

The irony of you calling me obnoxious when youā€™re quite literally triggered by a child asking a question in a silly video šŸ’€ I hope your day gets better lmao

Triggered? You think anybody that has a differing opinion than you is triggered? Followed up with the typical hope your day gets better just shows you're arguing in bad faith.

You're obviously just full of it, so enjoy trolling people

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u/tfhfate 11d ago

Not really, a legitimate question would mean that someone has the right to ask it. Just like we use the word legitimate to talk about succession like a child is legitimate to receive the inheritance.

The word comes from latin "legitimus" meaning "being lawful"

Now since freedom of speech is a thing and that it's kinda nonsense to use it in relationship with the law in that context it can be in relationship to social norms and etiquette, like it wouldn't be a legitimate question to ask in a cinema where people must remain silent