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Re:Aizuchi: Does Your Listening Make Japanese People Uncomfo... by least on Friday October 21, 2022 @12:23PM (#33289788)
Perhaps "冗長" (jouchou) which translates to prolix, tedious, wordy, etc.

I know that you are just being sarcastic to make your point, but taking it at face value, it's pretty rare for languages to have words with such hyper-specificity.

Is there an English word for completely pointless cynicism towards other people's writing styles that adds nothing to the conversation?

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Re:Aizuchi: Does Your Listening Make Japanese People Uncomfo... by praptak on Friday October 21, 2022 @12:37PM (#33289985)
> Is there an English word for completely pointless cynicism towards other people's writing styles that adds nothing to the conversation?

My bet is "lowbrow dismissal" (Is there a word for knowingly answering rhetorical questions?)

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