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What to text back when your roommate says « some of us have work in the morning »

Already decoded. Here's what they actually meant, the specific words doing the damage, and three replies ranked by what we'd send.

Roommate

some of us have work in the morning

Saying you without saying you

What they actually meant

Some of us means you. They're annoyed about the noise and framing it as a general fact so it doesn't feel like a confrontation. The complaint is fair even if the delivery isn't direct.

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Replies you can send

Keep it calm

We'd send this one

sorry, keeping it down now

Hold your ground

you can just say i was being loud. wrapping up

Change the game

noted. what time should i call it on weeknights?

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