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Cut some slack - sarcasm leads to some convoluted negation chains based on implicit and idiomatic translations of the sarcasm. It can be difficult for native sp
by sophacles 14y ago
Cut some slack - sarcasm leads to some convoluted negation chains based on implicit and idiomatic translations of the sarcasm. It can be difficult for native speakers who are well acclimated culturally to follow, let alone anyone who isn't a native speaker. Doubly so in text without tonal and non-verbal cues of how statements are meant.
- abraxasz 14y agoI am not a native speaker either. This is why I read things carefully before commenting :) Didn't mean no harm by the way, just replicated the tone of the commenter..
- vhf 14y agoSorry for the tone, didn't mean no harm neither. So we both aren't native speakers. I still don't think my tone was anything more than informative. ;) Sorry if I offended someone, though.