The idea has come around before; in January 2015, a blogger started a similar experiment, posting the results on her Tumblr – with hostile reactions usually retracting the compliment or insulting her.

Of the recent tweets, Jones told Buzzfeed: “It's not a new idea, but in my own experience when [a man] complimented me and I say, 'I agree,' they get upset.

“It’s the idea that they bestow the compliment on you, and you’re not supposed to be aware of it.”

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Replying “Thanks, I agree” to a compliment really upsets some men