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Re:The Awful German Language (1880) by Talanes on Monday May 17, 2021 @01:26AM (#27180317)
The third reply strips so much away that the tone changes from tentative to apathetic. The third speaker is just doing the bare minimum to keep conversation moving.
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Re:The Awful German Language (1880) by sharken on Monday May 17, 2021 @01:57AM (#27180456)
My thought as well, the third gives the impression that the person answering doesn't care much for the question.
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Re:The Awful German Language (1880) by reph2097 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @11:05PM (#27216927)
That's exactly what a German speaker would do.
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