@[email protected] to memesEnglish • 1 year agoI have never seen ”/s” on lemmyfeddit.deimagemessage-square347fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down1322
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minus-squareObliviousEnlightenmentlink6•edit-21 year agoHow do you suppose every piece of literature to ever employ sarcasm got on without /s?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•1 year agoThey don’t have to, since it’s a one-way medium instead of a conversation. Even if they did get misinterpreted, how are they gonna find out? Some disgruntled reader mailing them a letter?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-21 year ago Some disgruntled reader mailing them a letter? Yes! Jonathan Swift received a ton of death threats after writing “A Modest Proposal.”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoThey’re usually longer than a comment on a thread. They’re usually presented with the understanding that they’re satirical or sarcastic.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoThey use more words, carefully constructed phrasing, and a better vocabulary.
minus-squareObliviousEnlightenmentlink-1•1 year agoGee whillikers, it’s almost like the medium isn’t the problem> 4
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoIt you read and write only tweet-sized texts, it can be.
How do you suppose every piece of literature to ever employ sarcasm got on without /s?
They don’t have to, since it’s a one-way medium instead of a conversation. Even if they did get misinterpreted, how are they gonna find out? Some disgruntled reader mailing them a letter?
Yes! Jonathan Swift received a ton of death threats after writing “A Modest Proposal.”
They’re usually longer than a comment on a thread. They’re usually presented with the understanding that they’re satirical or sarcastic.
Readers know the author.
They use more words, carefully constructed phrasing, and a better vocabulary.
Gee whillikers, it’s almost like the medium isn’t the problem> 4
It you read and write only tweet-sized texts, it can be.