Fair
what it means
Concedes without fully agreeing. "Fair" ends a minor disagreement gracefully, and "fair enough" is the slightly more grudging version.
A one-word concession — "that's a reasonable point".
the origin story
British English conversational shorthand, spread widely online through gaming voice chat and Twitter.
Its brevity suited voice chat and comment threads, where a full concession would be excessive. It's one of the few pieces of British conversational shorthand to spread widely in internet English.
in the wild
It's cheaper if you book the earlier train.
Fair.
I skipped it because I was working.
Fair enough.
how to use it
- Conceding a minor point
- Ending a small disagreement
- Casual conversation
- Where a fuller response is expected
- In important discussions
- In formal writing
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