Two cents: The Phantom Finance - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Earendilyon · 11-06-2004, 03:06 PM

I've sometimes the feeling this addition of 'just my 2 cents' (or a variation on it) is a fake humility. The writer seems to think (hope) that people will think that his/her post isn't that worthless at all, but worth the read. Maybe they even hope to be praised for their post and their supposed humility, I don't know. So, it's not just this faux humilité but rather a hidden query for praise.

11-06-2004, 03:06 PM	#38
Earendilyon Wight Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 166	I've sometimes the feeling this addition of 'just my 2 cents' (or a variation on it) is a fake humility. The writer seems to think (hope) that people will think that his/her post isn't that worthless at all, but worth the read. Maybe they even hope to be praised for their post and their supposed humility, I don't know. So, it's not just this faux humilité but rather a hidden query for praise. __________________ "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me." Dominus Anulorum TolkienGateway - large Tolkien encyclopedia.