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No, for example it is 100% uncharitable and unreasonble to assert that "please" is sarcastic. The truth is quite the opposite.
by weavenetwork 11y ago
No, for example it is 100% uncharitable and unreasonble to assert that "please" is sarcastic. The truth is quite the opposite.
- yellowapple 11y agoI think we'll have to agree to disagree on that one, then, though thanks for the clarification nonetheless. Typically (at least in American English vernacular), "please" is very frequently used in a sarcastic manner (e.g. "You think you can jump from the top of that building and not get hurt? Bitch, please." or "Oh please, like you know the difference between a grape and a grapefruit."). While this sarcastic usage is usually accompanied by some other word prefixing it ("Oh please" or "Bitch please" or "Nigga please" or somesuch), it's not uncommon to see a lone "please" used in this sense as well, and the tweet in question very closely resembled that usage.
- weavenetwork 11y agoI'll have to stop saying please when in the US then ;-) But seriously, thanks for taking the time to explain your point of view. alexis.