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Re:Google Noto Fonts by lisper on Thursday October 06, 2016 @08:51PM (#12657366)
This isn't an argument. If I used a word to mean the opposite of what it actually means I'd want someone to point it out. Just like if I get an author's name wrong I'd want someone to point it out. (Thanks for pointing it out.)
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Re:Google Noto Fonts by quirkafleeg on Thursday October 06, 2016 @09:28PM (#12657495)
He didn't use "sarcasm" to mean the opposite of what it actually means.

Because his post could be read as sincere (unjustified) criticism of Google, he used the well-known internet convention of "/sarcasm" to avoid an unnecessary, off-topic sub-thread stemming from his post. How's that for irony.

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Re:Google Noto Fonts by WhitneyLand on Thursday October 06, 2016 @10:20PM (#12657677)
Well, if people thought I was looking out of shape or overweight I wouldn't mind someone saying so.

However wouldn't you agree that what I would like, and what is considered generally polite in our culture are probably not always equal?

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