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>> how is that an argument against "We got cheap Chinese plastic trinkets?" >It's not, you just read it that way. Your comment literally started by saying "No
by murgindrag 6y ago
>> how is that an argument against "We got cheap Chinese plastic trinkets?"
>It's not, you just read it that way.
Your comment literally started by saying "No." In English, that means you disagree with what I wrote. It's followed by a comma, where in a standard English construction you would present your counterargument.
> For some bizarre reason you seem really offended by what I wrote.
I wasn't offended at all. I was a little overwhelmed by the apparent stupidity of the non sequitur response (and I use 'apparent' very deliberately -- it's possible you miswrote what you meant, or I misread it). I think this summarizes my reaction best:
http://quotegeek.com/quotes-from-movies/billy-madison/1122/ http://quotegeek.com/quotes-from-movies/billy-madison/1122/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPXEdJ_Gtx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPXEdJ_Gtx0
- scruple 6y agoNah, it's very clear your hackles are raised. You're trying very hard to insult me and it's honestly hilarious. > Your comment literally started by saying "No." In English, that means you disagree with what I wrote. It's followed by a comma, where in a standard English construction you would present your counterargument. Do you respond this way to everything? I can just imagine your household. ...
- echlebek 6y agoYou literally quoted their assertion and then responded "No".
- scruple 6y agoYeah, I did. You'll have to forgive me for having been loose with the language I used to write a random comment on the internet. I'm sure I could've worded it differently and in a way that made more sense to the specific context. You'll also have to forgive me for not responding to that specific critique until you came along, I guess. I'd have been happy to reply to that previously if I hadn't been very condescendingly talked down to about the literal definition of the word no and then told that I ran a household like an asshole, etc...
- dang 6y agoPlease don't respond to someone else breaking the site guidelines by breaking them yourself. That only makes the thread even worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- scruple 6y agoYou're right. Sorry, dang.