pray tell

For demanding an answer. In my opinion, it adds a friendly layer of irony, indicating that you cannot see a possible reason for something :

And pray tell, what purpose does it serve? 🙄

Half Sisyphus, half rolling stone.

Describes self sabotaging tendencies (while showing good will and effort).

I thought you quit smoking last month – yea, half Sisyphus, half rolling stone🥲

  • The Gay Tramp
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    Similarly, “presently” originally meant “soon”, but now people use it to mean “at this time”. Like “I will be leaving presently” could mean two different things depending on who’s saying it

    • livus@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      And “momentarily” doesn’t mean “soon” but people are starting to use it that way.