▲ 1063 ▼ Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, and users are urged to switch to Linux (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 8 months ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world 208 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (6 children) I don't get it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (5 children) /s stands for sarcasm, which is what I think you wanted to say. Because its really hard to expect anyone to understand if you are joking or not in text form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_indicator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (3 children) ok, I can't keep stringing you along because I feel like you're literally not getting the sarcasm. yes, it was sarcasm. no, I didn't forget it. still don't understand? read the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) You need to be clear with things like this. I am literally unable to understand sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago I understand. I don't agree, but I understand. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago How did you know that it was supposed to be sarcastic, then? You said they forgot the /s. How were you able to identify sarcasm if you can't understand it? permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago You can infer sarcasm by context. Some of the best sarcasm has no change in tone; this is called "dry" sarcasm and is common in Britain, for example. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (5 children) /s stands for sarcasm, which is what I think you wanted to say. Because its really hard to expect anyone to understand if you are joking or not in text form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_indicator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (3 children) ok, I can't keep stringing you along because I feel like you're literally not getting the sarcasm. yes, it was sarcasm. no, I didn't forget it. still don't understand? read the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) You need to be clear with things like this. I am literally unable to understand sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago I understand. I don't agree, but I understand. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago How did you know that it was supposed to be sarcastic, then? You said they forgot the /s. How were you able to identify sarcasm if you can't understand it? permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago You can infer sarcasm by context. Some of the best sarcasm has no change in tone; this is called "dry" sarcasm and is common in Britain, for example. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (3 children) ok, I can't keep stringing you along because I feel like you're literally not getting the sarcasm. yes, it was sarcasm. no, I didn't forget it. still don't understand? read the meme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) You need to be clear with things like this. I am literally unable to understand sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago I understand. I don't agree, but I understand. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago How did you know that it was supposed to be sarcastic, then? You said they forgot the /s. How were you able to identify sarcasm if you can't understand it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) You need to be clear with things like this. I am literally unable to understand sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago I understand. I don't agree, but I understand. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago How did you know that it was supposed to be sarcastic, then? You said they forgot the /s. How were you able to identify sarcasm if you can't understand it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago I understand. I don't agree, but I understand. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago How did you know that it was supposed to be sarcastic, then? You said they forgot the /s. How were you able to identify sarcasm if you can't understand it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago You can infer sarcasm by context. Some of the best sarcasm has no change in tone; this is called "dry" sarcasm and is common in Britain, for example. permalink fedilink source parent