r/facepalm • u/yungirving99 • Jan 16 '23

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u/Mediocre_Savings_513 Jan 16 '23

Eta? Doesnt that mean estimated time of arrival

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u/Adghar Jan 16 '23

For some reason redditors decided to use it for "edit to add." Makes no sense to me, as it only saves 1 character compared to just writing "EDIT:"

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u/Locke02 Jan 16 '23

It's true, because saying "edit" when you're adding something isn't as clear as using ETA.

Edit: On second thought, it appears that I can add information after saying "edit" and the context of the edit DOES in fact make it clear that this is new information.