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Show HN: British hack insults non English speaking world
This writer for The Register: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/13/i_love_disruptive_computer_jargon_its_so_very_william_burroughs/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/13/i_love_disruptive_c... seems to insist that English is the only language that is expressive enough (via American self abuse) to "make up new jargon" on the fly.
What do you think?
- smt88 9y agoI think you've misread the tone of the article. It seems to be mostly tongue-in-cheek
- gerdesj 9y agosigh That's why I posted it, I enjoyed it and decided to share here. Perhaps I went a bit dead pan with my title.
- smt88 9y agoTone doesn't translate well in text, and HN is culturally pretty against joking/sarcasm
- gerdesj 9y ago"Tone doesn't translate well in text," Very true. " and HN is culturally pretty against joking/sarcasm" You speak for all subscribers? I merely tried to post a link to an article that I found amusing with a title that follows a similar irreverent style that characterises The Register article titles. Silly me.
- smt88 9y agoI don't speak for all subscribers. It's an observation I've made of HN culture, which others have also observed and mentioned. You're free to believe me or not.