Post #1881005

The relatively new (?) English construction of using "wait but [why]” to emphasize a fact or realization is mirativity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirativity) I think? Is this right? Examples, someone might hear a song for the first time and exclaim, "Wait but why is that so good!”They are not asking a question about an explanation for the goodness of the song. They are merely emphasizing how good it is along with their own surprise. #linguistics