bleistift2@feddit.de to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoI have never seen ”/s” on lemmyfeddit.deimagemessage-square338linkfedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down1319
arrow-up1693arrow-down1imageI have never seen ”/s” on lemmyfeddit.debleistift2@feddit.de to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square338linkfedilink
minus-squareObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-22 years agoHow do you suppose every piece of literature to ever employ sarcasm got on without /s?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years 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-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years ago Some disgruntled reader mailing them a letter? Yes! Jonathan Swift received a ton of death threats after writing “A Modest Proposal.”
minus-squarerichieadler 🇦🇷@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoThey use more words, carefully constructed phrasing, and a better vocabulary.
minus-squareObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·2 years agoGee whillikers, it’s almost like the medium isn’t the problem> 4
minus-squarerichieadler 🇦🇷@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoIt you read and write only tweet-sized texts, it can be.
minus-squarePlatomus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoThey’re usually longer than a comment on a thread. They’re usually presented with the understanding that they’re satirical or sarcastic.
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 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.
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.