hm, I'm not a native english speaker - was my tone incorrect ? was just trying to add more context
I thought your tone was fine, but the phrase "Yes, that's the point..." can sometimes (not always) be associated with a condescending, sometimes even impatient, tone. It's not intrinsic to the phrase, it depends on what the reader may associate with the phrase. (I'm also not saying this actually happened in this case, I'm just speaking generally.)
Re:Make Linux Fast Again (2019)
by therealcamino on Friday April 10, 2020 @10:05AM
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Agreed, and the part that may be difficult for a non-native speaker to get is what other words would give the same meaning but seem less confrontational: e.g. "Yes, that's the intent..." conveys the same meaning but with a milder tone. I think with "point" there's the suggestion of "You missed the point," which is an insult.
Re:Make Linux Fast Again (2019)
by MaulingMonkey on Friday April 10, 2020 @03:45AM
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I think you're fine! But just to try and deconstruct... similar phrasing:
> Yes... that's the entire point of xyz -_-;
...is semi-frequently used to imply "what you said is obvious" with a sort of... dismissive undertone, which might've been what miles was reacting to. Breaking the phrase up a bit more and making it a bit more casual/chipper somehow feels harder to misinterpret this way? Even without resorting to emoji as I have here:
> Yep! That's the point of xyz :)
But I could see myself using your phrasing as a native speaker, so I wouldn't worry about it too much ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sorry - was just providing a bit more information for those of us who didn't immediately grok the point of a site which is literally just:
noibrs noibpb nopti nospectre_v2 nospectre_v1 l1tf=off nospec_store_bypass_disable no_stf_barrier mds=off tsx=on tsx_async_abort=off mitigations=off