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Thanks for saying this. Since 3 others are criticizing you for the same reasons I'll just reply directly to you. You can take smt88's reply as language critici

Thanks for saying this. Since 3 others are criticizing you for the same reasons I'll just reply directly to you. You can take smt88's reply as language criticism or moral criticism. The use of !? in two out of four paragraphs in econcon's post certainly implies excitement, and choosing only to focus on the "positive silver linings" certainly sends a particular message. I'm sure there's a way to talk sensibly about this very cynical speculation of what might happen to society in a pandemic like this, but econcon's way of phrasing it is not the way. If the language of a post sends a certain message about the underlying morals of the post, I see no reason not to start criticizing that.

mikestew 7y ago
The use of !? in two out of four paragraphs in econcon's post certainly implies excitement You claim insight into another's mind based on colloquial use of punctuation marks!? "Forensic grammarian here, let me take a look...yup, it is clear that they are excited for people to die." Seriously lame. To support my point, I'll point out that I most usually use "!?" as a WTF indicator, or other expression of surprise or disgust. To my recollection, not once have I used it to indicate positive excitement. 'cuz there ain't no style guide on using "!?". But, man, someone really, really wants to get butt-hurt over that comment, all other indicators be damned.