… , because it feels like sentiment clarification must be included and tone tags and emoji can’t cover all possible ways a reader might find to still misinterpret a statement. (or the statement carries a hidden meaning that I never realize existed, or I have made a fool of myself for accidentally quoting something someone has said in a completely unrelated situation and somehow I still think providing more context would fix that)

  • Serinus@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Yes, everyone should use more semicolons… so I don’t look like a pretentious ass when I use one.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve just embraced me being a prentenious ass. It goes well with me speaking using references to persons or research papers.