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If you saw an article titled “My Nana is the nicest person you could possibly meet”, would you interpret that to be a statement that your own grandmother is con
by dpark 10mo ago
If you saw an article titled “My Nana is the nicest person you could possibly meet”, would you interpret that to be a statement that your own grandmother is considerably less nice?
- _2d30 10mo agoThat is what the author would be implying, yes. Though, you may quibble over "considerable".
- dpark 10mo agoPedantry is rarely a good look. But intentionally misreading intent barely even qualifies as pedantry. I like to imagine that people this ridiculous get into fist fights on the street constantly. Normal person: “My wife is the absolute best.” Pedant: “Don’t you dare insult my wife!” fists fly