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Posted October 03, 2019 01:34 · last edited October 03, 2019 02:20

Kiwi Hatter wrote:

Nelfoos wrote:

Sorry lads, gets really hard to tell when you old boys are having a whinge or a laugh, cos you're saying the exact same things in either case

No need to apologise. 

Although, It does highlight how the use of the English language can be used in many different ways, sometimes, the same words can mean totally different things, especially if they are taken out of context!

What appears to be lacking, in the current PC world, is the ability to differentiate between the subject of a joke, & the target of a joke.

I would put the responsibility of differentiation on the teller of the joke though (as they are the only one who can be completely sure of the target & subject), rather than the listener and if confusion is occurring it may be the delivery method that needs work - but yes, written language is notoriously difficult to read with the correct tone, especially if you've already made a judgement of the person writing it.

Anyway, how much are we gonna beat TeeDubs by?

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Unknown editor edited October 03, 2019 02:20
Kiwi Hatter wrote:
Nelfoos wrote:

Sorry lads, gets really hard to tell when you old boys are having a whinge or a laugh, cos you're saying the exact same things in either case

No need to apologise. 

Although, It does highlight how the use of the English language can be used in many different ways, sometimes, the same words can mean totally different things, especially if they are taken out of context!

What appears to be lacking, in the current PC world, is the ability to differentiate between the subject of a joke, & the target of a joke.

I would put the responsibility on differentiation on the teller of the joke though (as they are the only one who can be completely sure of the target & subject), rather than the listener and if confusion is occurring it may be the delivery method that needs work - but yes, written language is notoriously difficult to read with the correct tone, especially if you've already made a judgement of the person writing it.

Anyway, how much are we gonna beat TeeDubs by?

Unknown editor edited October 03, 2019 01:50
Kiwi Hatter wrote:
Nelfoos wrote:

Sorry lads, gets really hard to tell when you old boys are having a whinge or a laugh, cos you're saying the exact same things in either case

No need to apologise. 

Although, It does highlight how the use of the English language can be used in many different ways, sometimes, the same words can mean totally different things, especially if they are taken out of context!

What appears to be lacking, in the current PC world, is the ability to differentiate between the subject of a joke, & the target of a joke.

I would put the responsibility on differentiation on the teller of the joke though (as they are the only one who can be completely sure of the target & subject), rather than the listener and if confusion is occurring it may be the delivery method that needs work - but yes, written language is notoriously difficult to read with the correct tone, especially if you've already made a judgement of the person writing it.