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		kzrdude on July 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canadian judge says thumbs-up emoji amounts to con... That's why it tripped me up, they didn't ask a question. I just mundanely said "Ok" to their statement and it was understood as an intention to buy

syockit on July 8, 2023 [–]

That's why I make it a point to say "I see", "uh-huh" instead of "OK" to such statements, given that it's so easy to be misunderstood even though technically "OK" is an acceptable response.

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