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I’m pretty sure he read it right, the smile at the end indicates he was joking.

• thaumasiotes 6y ago
  > the smile at the end indicates he was joking This is not a universal convention.
  • arolihas 6y ago
    It doesn’t have to be.
    • thaumasiotes 6y ago
      And in the instant context, it is not suggested at all.
      • arolihas 6y ago
        Good thing we have more than instant context then :)
        • thaumasiotes 6y ago
          No, we don't? Perhaps you're not familiar with the meaning of "instant"?
          • arolihas 6y ago
            Yeah I guess I don’t. Why don’t you explain it to me? You seem to be quite a smart guy who picks up on everything. Please tell me more about how you are right and I am wrong.
            • thaumasiotes 6y ago
              > Please tell me more about how you are right and I am wrong. Sure. So far you've claimed that (1) the smile at the end of rfonseca's comment should be viewed as good-natured and not mocking. This is not true of such expressions in general, but you've also claimed that (2) you have special knowledge, external to the thread, indicating that (1) is true. You haven't bothered to support either claim, except to the extent that (2) supports (1); (1) is far from certain and (2) seems extremely unlikely, so unlikely that I surmise you didn't realize what you were saying. "The instant context" is a common expression which uses "instant" in the sense 4a given to the adjective here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instant https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instant