I believe he wasn't being sarcastic, but instead was trying to illustrate what was meant when you wrote "not uncommon". The question of what "not uncommon" mea

I believe he wasn't being sarcastic, but instead was trying to illustrate what was meant when you wrote "not uncommon". The question of what "not uncommon" meant in this context was explicitly raised, and nikanj tried to clarify on your behalf. I'm not sure how you got such a bad read from what he said.