@bleistift2@feddit.de to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoI have never seen ”/s” on lemmyfeddit.deimagemessage-square332fedilinkarrow-up1994arrow-down1311
arrow-up1683arrow-down1imageI have never seen ”/s” on lemmyfeddit.de@bleistift2@feddit.de to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square332fedilink
minus-squareObliviousEnlightenmentlinkfedilink6•edit-21 year agoHow do you suppose every piece of literature to ever employ sarcasm got on without /s?
minus-square@grue@lemmy.mllinkfedilink7•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@Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•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@Platomus@lemm.eelinkfedilink4•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@richieadler@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoThey use more words, carefully constructed phrasing, and a better vocabulary.
minus-squareObliviousEnlightenmentlinkfedilink-1•1 year agoGee whillikers, it’s almost like the medium isn’t the problem> 4
minus-square@richieadler@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglish1•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.