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> Call me old fashioned, but I think it's important to know what words actually mean [...] To quote Thomas Stoppard It's also important, when pretentiously nam
by quirkafleeg 10y ago
> Call me old fashioned, but I think it's important to know what words actually mean [...] To quote Thomas Stoppard
It's also important, when pretentiously namedropping a writer and bragging about how you actually read them (all to win a pointless internet argument about a throwaway 'sarcasm' tag) to actually know that writer's name.
- lisper 10y agoThis isn't an argument. If I used a word to mean the opposite of what it actually means I'd want someone to point it out. Just like if I get an author's name wrong I'd want someone to point it out. (Thanks for pointing it out.)
- quirkafleeg 10y agoHe didn't use "sarcasm" to mean the opposite of what it actually means. Because his post could be read as sincere (unjustified) criticism of Google, he used the well-known internet convention of "/sarcasm" to avoid an unnecessary, off-topic sub-thread stemming from his post. How's that for irony.
- WhitneyLand 10y agoWell, if people thought I was looking out of shape or overweight I wouldn't mind someone saying so. However wouldn't you agree that what I would like, and what is considered generally polite in our culture are probably not always equal?