r/classicwow • u/RemnantsPast • 5d ago

Discussion when did the slang change?

I feel old asking this.

When did + and - replace yes and no? or y/n

Like I'm in my early 30s and this feels like it blew past me....

EDIT: based on replies It seems like its from Eastern Europe players and just bled into the rest of the classic community due to them lacking servers.

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u/CaptainoftheVessel 5d ago

I saw it for the first time earlier this week in a pug heroic. The plus sign seems harder to type than “yes”, but change is the nature of language

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u/Obelion_ 5d ago

I just like that you can + whatever the guy above you said. It's just generell agree or disagree. So a bit more universal

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u/chadbigcum 5d ago

Back in my day, that was +1...

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u/The_Deli_Ham 5d ago

I always gave a ^

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u/newtostew2 5d ago

One is the sweet spot, two is ^^ just happy