half coffee@lemy.lol to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat is your most lukewarm take?message-squaremessage-square110linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your most lukewarm take?half coffee@lemy.lol to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square110linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLilB0kChoy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month ago Phrasing matters here. There are many similar words you could have used This implies you knew what their intent was but being a pedant was more important. The irony of doing it in this thread with this comment from @HikingVet@lemmy.ca is too perfect.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoNot at all. I was open to the possibility that they didn’t mean that, but I wrote my response under the assumption that it was their position. That was essentially my way of saying, if this isn’t what you meant, let me know.
minus-squareLilB0kChoy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSeems a lot more expedient to say “if this isn’t what you meant, let me know”. No need for multiple paragraphs of pedantry about language on an AskLemmy post inquiring about people’s opinions.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoStill not my intent there, but maybe you just don’t get my tone. No worries.
minus-squareLilB0kChoy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month ago maybe you just don’t get my tone Ahh, blame the other person for your poor communication. That says a lot about you.
This implies you knew what their intent was but being a pedant was more important.
The irony of doing it in this thread with this comment from @HikingVet@lemmy.ca is too perfect.
Not at all. I was open to the possibility that they didn’t mean that, but I wrote my response under the assumption that it was their position.
That was essentially my way of saying, if this isn’t what you meant, let me know.
Seems a lot more expedient to say “if this isn’t what you meant, let me know”.
No need for multiple paragraphs of pedantry about language on an AskLemmy post inquiring about people’s opinions.
Still not my intent there, but maybe you just don’t get my tone. No worries.
Ahh, blame the other person for your poor communication. That says a lot about you.