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TL;DR: "We got antsy; we didn't know what to do; so we retaliated."
by dreamweapon 12y ago
TL;DR: "We got antsy; we didn't know what to do; so we retaliated."
- argonaut 12y agoThat is not a tldr. That's your interpretation.
- dreamweapon 12y agoThat's the point of TLDR'ing: what they said was so muddled (or evasive) that we're forced to draw an interpretation.
- nsmartt 12y agoThe point of TL;DR is to summarize a longer piece. It literally means “Too long; didn't read”
- seanflyon 12y agoI don't think you can summarize without first interpreting.
- argonaut 12y agoNo, you totally can. You just repeat the main arguments of the author without injecting any of your own opinions.
- dragonwriter 12y agoMain arguments are a matter of interpretation, so your second sentence opposes, rather than supporting, the first. Summarizing is interpretation, since it is relaying the important points of the source, and determining what is important is a matter of interpretation.
- argonaut 12y agoNope. Selecting which main argument to repeat is a matter of interpretation. But once you've selected it, repeating it requires little interpretation. Adding your own commentary requires interpretation in both selection and writing.
- seanflyon 12y agoWe might have different definitions of the word "interpret". According to Google, interpret: 1) explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions). 2) understand (an action, mood, or way of behaving) as having a particular meaning or significance.
- Dewie 12y agoQuick! Fire from the hips...