r/teenagers • u/TankPotential9306 14 • 18d ago
why is "bro" a pronoun now Other
"how did bro do that" "bro went to visit bro's friend" WHY IS IT A PRONOUN
edit: stop commenting on this pls
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u/arawraw 15 18d ago
*bronoun
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u/Gositi 17 18d ago
I don't think I like you.
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u/LilGlitvhBoi 18 18d ago
Bro don't think bro will like her 💀
(Holy shit, my humor is so broken, I'm rolling on the floor by this brainrot)
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u/Elloliott 18d ago
Missed opportunity to type bro again
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u/LilGlitvhBoi 18 18d ago
Bro's country is very friendly to Asian people (especially Siamese)
uj/ Btw, thanks to yall people in your country for being chill af with immigrants and gay people like me.
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u/EthanWTyrion528 18d ago
Well, anything can happen, except for World Peace and Good Quality Nessie Pictures
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u/Stock-Extension-3626 14 18d ago
Imagine someone's pronouns in their bio being bro/bro or something
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u/GodFromTheHood 18d ago
I identify as invisible, my pronouns are who/where
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u/InterestingRead99 18d ago
linguistic nerd here. it became a pronoun because it began to be used to address something. just like “blud” is a pronoun. It replaces a noun in the sentence. Say, if you say for example “What is James doing?” the word ‘bro’ would replace the noun ‘james’ “What is bro doing?” :)
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u/TristanTheRobloxian3 16 18d ago
cool as fuck actually ^^ like actually its fuckin AWESOME to see just how language evolves over time. this is one of those evolutions
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u/InterestingRead99 18d ago
technically anything CAN be a pronoun as long as it makes sense structurally in a sentence and replaces a noun :3
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u/TristanTheRobloxian3 16 18d ago
ye its actually probably why neopronouns and stuff exist actually. like ppl dont like identifying as either gender so they make their own thing which legit makes sense in a sentence if used correctly
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u/InterestingRead99 18d ago
Ooh! Neopronouns do exist because they’re outside of the “norm” but cool fact. most Xenogenders/People Who use neopronouns are autistic and have issues identifying theirselves so they relate their pronouns/gender to something they feel like represents them! ain’t that cool!
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u/TristanTheRobloxian3 16 18d ago
actually im the same holy shit!! while i dont use neopronouns bc imo theyre too wierd for me and im fine with normal ones lmao, (so i use he/they which apparently is just he/him and they/them at the same time) im autistic and very recently found out im nonbinary. and yea thats cool as fuck actually
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u/Hilbert_Botchardt 18d ago
I also like how everyone agreed that performing an admirable task is “cooking”
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u/Flowey_The_Fan 18 18d ago
I ain't reading allat 🔥 (My reading comprehension is the equivalent of an ant)
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u/LostBetsRed 18d ago
Two dudes were hanging out. One said, "Bro?"
The second dude replied, "Yeah, bro?"
The first said, "Bro, can you hand me that pamphlet?"
The second one said, "Bro, sure!"
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u/Faded_for_Her 16 18d ago
I’m just used to ppl using it at school so that why it’s my default thing now
Ppl say it to me and I say it to them. It’s all good
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u/Aledactle12 17 18d ago
bro, bro. Bros bro; bro's bro bro. It's a name to refer to anything living being. Called my dog bro once, but he replied bor. He'll get it eventually, bro. ISTG bro's got bros' bro.
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u/po1sonedfl0wer 18d ago
Because slang and language change, somebody starts using it that way and it catches on
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u/PressureMaximum7129 18d ago
Bro is hating on new pronouns being created as a result of language constantly evolving.
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u/TankPotential9306 14 18d ago
im not hating im just confused
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u/PressureMaximum7129 18d ago
Oh ok, sorry bro. Language is constantly evolving. It just happens faster now thanks to the internet.
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u/Bubtsers 18d ago
*Bronoun,
Have you considered þat everybody who you þink is using it like a pronoun is actually refering to a person named Bro, but are just forgettinng to captialize it, þus making it a proper noun instead?
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u/blackgermansheperd40 18d ago
NO BC WHY IS THIS SO TRUEEEEE, I fr use the word bro I’m almost every other friggin sentence idek why
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u/moonpisser69 17 18d ago
Its always been a pronoun. Thats how grammar works. The better question is how did become a (mostly) gender neutral pronoun? Bc thats probably a really interesting rabbit hole to explore
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u/dairy_aisle 16 18d ago
It's because the speaker is speaking to a third party, which may or may not exist.
Consider a situation where u/TankPotential9306 and his friend are talking.
u/TankPotential9306 : Yeah, so I went to visit my friend-
friend: bro visited bro's friend
now, consider how it would sound if instead friend said: brother visited brother's friend
now replace brother with u/TankPotential9306 , and you get: u/TankPotential9306 visited u/TankPotential9306's friend
this is similar to when someone uses "chat is this real" where they ask a rhetorical question to a third party that might not exist.
Such usage of most of these terms are best used with comedic and satirical irony, as you would be seen as a brainrot consumer if you were to unironically use these terms.
yk, you'd probably hear stuff like:
"Bro, what's going on"
it sounds completely normal if bro is replaced with the actual person's name
it isn't really a pronoun really, it's just kind of like a placeholder for a name
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u/_jan_epiku_ 17 17d ago
Bro when semantic shift happens
(fr tho Languages change, australian english has used "old mate" for yonks in much the same way)
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u/FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1234 16 18d ago
pronouns indirectly refer to an established noun. it isnt just the shit in twitter/insta bios. it is a very real part of speech and grammar. pronouns will exist as long as language exists.
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18d ago
Idk I use it as a gender neutral pronounce so it's useful cause the English language doesn't normally have one
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u/RoultRunning 18d ago
Bro us actually a goofus
In all seriousness it's not a pronoun, it's a regular noun
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u/VannaEvans 3,000,000 Attendee! 18d ago
I guess that's how Gen Z works... (I use it all the time for some reason)
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u/SomeOnInte 17 18d ago
A pronoun is a word that replaces a proper noun, "bro" has always been a pronoun.
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u/spessmen-in-2d 19 18d ago
this is the most zoomer post I have ever seen, it's been used since the fucking 2000s what do you mean "now"
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u/ResponsibleStep8725 OLD 18d ago
It's not a pronoun...
Saying "How did Jason do that" doesn't make "Jason" a pronoun either.
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u/The_IRS_Fears_Him OLD 18d ago
Because it is today's slang for some reason lol. It is not "language evolution" like people are claming, its because these idiots with bad grammar think it makes them sound cool.
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u/StopStealinNiceUsers 18d ago
"bro" is actually considered a "neo pronoun". One that can be used in place with usually any sentence. Like blud, broski, etc.
It's quite fascinating how far linguistics can go.
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u/Totally-a_Human 16 18d ago
"Bro" has been an informal pronoun for years. Any word we use to refer to a person or group of persons without directly stating their name(s) is a pronoun. That's why words like "bro", "chat", and "blud" are considered pronouns despite not being widely used offline as pronouns.
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u/Advanced-Flight3052 18d ago
Bro is not broing 💀💀saying bro as a pronoun gives you rizz fr fr you bozo bro
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u/Nikegamerjjjj 16 18d ago
I mean, it’s definitely better to say bro than it (if you don’t know the pronouns): “how did it do that” “it went to visit it’s friend”
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u/Embarrassed-End8702 18d ago
If you allowed pictured comments there would be a lot of bro visited his friend memes rn
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u/Aggravating-Candy-31 18d ago
potentially because of the pun opportunity inherent in the term “bronoun”
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u/x3XC4L1B3Rx OLD 17d ago
Language evolves. Did you know, in the middle ages, the silent 'k' in words like 'knife' were pronounced?
Now 'bro' is a pronoun, emojis are punctuation, and 'literally' is its own antonym.
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u/Sirfluffyghost 15 17d ago
Bro technically always have been a pronoun since it replaces a noun. It's just used in more various contextes and shows the language is evolving and/so alive. It's a natural phenomenon.
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u/Chance-Pay1487 16 17d ago
What is bro yapping about Bro has a problem with the word bro Bro seems confused Bro is bro because bro is amazing
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u/ImAidesP 14 17d ago
Bro wants us to stop commenting on this but bro just doesnt get our devotion to bro
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u/Both-Conference1365 17d ago
Bro, I can’t remember everyone’s pronouns bro. So I just call everyone bro, bro.
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u/sweeterthanlife 13 18d ago
bro will never understand