Ban the phrase "pretty sure"

[vincink]

The reason why we hear "pretty sure" or other synonymous phrases ("I think", "I guess", "I reckon", "I'd wager", "probably", "maybe", "sorta", and such like) is because it is no longer acceptable to be confident in yourself and what you know. Paradoxically, it is no longer acceptable to admit you don't know. Both "I am confident that..." and "I don't know" are "trigger" phrases nowadays. Both of these phrases have been attached to "trigger" categories of our day: "confidence" is attached to "toxic" masculinity and "I don't know" has always been associated with being dumb. Neither of these statements in and of themselves exhibit the categories they've been shoehorned into.

OK, I'll get off my soapbox.

Moral of the story: be more confident and speak confidently.

I am working on that for myself and have found it takes focus in order to carefully avoid saying passe phrases like "pretty sure" and "probably".

[Santti]

The reason why we hear "pretty sure" or other synonymous phrases ("I think", "I guess", "I reckon", "I'd wager", "probably", "maybe", "sorta", and such like) is because it is no longer acceptable to be confident in yourself and what you know. Paradoxically, it is no longer acceptable to admit you don't know. Both "I am confident that..." and "I don't know" are "trigger" phrases nowadays. Both of these phrases have been attached to "trigger" categories of our day: "confidence" is attached to "toxic" masculinity and "I don't know" has always been associated with being dumb. Neither of these statements in and of themselves exhibit the categories they've been shoehorned into.

OK, I'll get off my soapbox.

Moral of the story: be more confident and speak confidently.

I am working on that for myself and have found it takes focus in order to carefully avoid saying passe phrases like "pretty sure" and "probably".

...Uhhhh...

Okay.

[onesBronson]

I'm pretty sure OP got their answer.

[kranur]

Pretty sure that using "I believe" or anything else that does not equal 100% sure will have the same effect.

[Low Hanging Fruit]

Pretty sure anything ever suggested here doesn't happen. Mostly because they usually terrible ideas. Followed by no one wants to do anything.

[Skirdus]

Such an annoying phrase, "pretty sure" is trying to cover yourself because you don't really know. You're saying go do your own research because I can't be bothered and I'm only "pretty sure" and half the time they're wrong.

I mean... Would you prefer that people be forced to say "yes" even if they're not sure and end up being wrong? That just seems like it would lead to more problems than if they were just allowed to not be 100% certain of themselves

[Shadowferal]

Adverbs...lets get rid of all of them.

[C20]

Such an annoying phrase, "pretty sure" is trying to cover yourself because you don't really know. You're saying go do your own research because I can't be bothered and I'm only "pretty sure" and half the time they're wrong.

"I'm not 100%. I might be wrong about this. I certainly hope I'm not, but I could be. I advise you going in search of an answer if you require absolute clarification".

No. Sorry. Not gonna happen. Sounds like a you problem, as in you can't be bothered to research. Maybe we should ban players that don't do research, and the phrase 'Pretty sure' will likely disappear along with it.

[jellmoo]

Such an annoying phrase, "pretty sure" is trying to cover yourself because you don't really know. You're saying go do your own research because I can't be bothered and I'm only "pretty sure" and half the time they're wrong.

What exactly would you like people to say in situations where they think the may know the answer to a question, yet cannot verify that that the answer is correct?

Question: "Does little Timmy have Sonic Mario Zelda Bros on his Nintendo Master Genesis?"
Answer, whilst thinking through the 764 games little Timmy owns: "I'm pretty sure he does."

[Relapses]

Pretty sure this thread ended up exactly how the OP wanted it to.

[M5290]

i'm pretty sure i haven't posted in a long time , but the OP needed an answer.

[Sariengrey]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to say whatever I want regardless of what any jackholes on a game forum or social media have to say...
Damn, what is this idiotic world coming to?

[bigbleach]

Such an annoying phrase, "pretty sure" is trying to cover yourself because you don't really know. You're saying go do your own research because I can't be bothered and I'm only "pretty sure" and half the time they're wrong.

pretty sure you are being a tad bit ridiculous. pretty sure you shouldn't rely solely on others to answer your questions instead of doing the research yourself. I'm pretty sure you should just ignore posts that contain "pretty sure" in it. I'm pretty sure, pretty sure, pretty sure, pretty sure, pretty sure.

[Zaktar]

Such an annoying phrase, "pretty sure" is trying to cover yourself because you don't really know. You're saying go do your own research because I can't be bothered and I'm only "pretty sure" and half the time they're wrong.

Perfectly named account.

[Fincayra]

I was pretty sure that when I opened this thread, nearly every post would contain the phrase "pretty sure." Thank you for not disappointing me.

[Tziva]

This is not something that requires a moderator's intervention.