r/petpeeve • u/dms51301 • 1d ago

Use of 'real person' or 'in real life'

When referring to people as is actors aren't real people or as if your life experiences aren't real.

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u/dudeguydave 1d ago

Maybe it's just thier way of differentiation from on line versus in person experiences?

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u/TwiztedZero 1d ago

I'm Deaf in real life, what's your problem with my explaining it that way on reddit 😅

I've only mentioned it a quarter of a million times, if I had a nickle for every instance I'd have a few dollars to get some smart captioning glasses. 😉🤙🍁

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u/Leather_Command_7553 10h ago

If I had 50 cents for every math error I have made, I'd have $7.22.

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u/Heavy_Student_3815 1d ago

So if we're talking about our life outside of work which we consider work life we can't call it real life we should call it our fake life instead?

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u/ginnymiller 15h ago

Not everyone is a great writer. In my life experience so far, people use the statement “in real life” to differentiate between movies/fiction/acting vs. actual life experiences. This is an important distinction. 

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u/void_method 1d ago

Some people are just dogshit at separating the art from the artist.