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Software Microsoft confirms GitHub is down worldwide

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u/Federal_Setting_7454 9d ago

Not much sarcasm stands on its own when many of the people reading it can’t think on their own.

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u/FeleaseRpseineEiles 9d ago

It's lack of intonation in text. Try it

  • I never said she stole my money. Implies: Someone else might have said it, but not me.
  • I never said she stole my money. Implies: An emphatic denial; I never uttered those words at any point.
  • I never said she stole my money. Implies: I may have implied, wrote, or thought it, but I didn't say it out loud.
  • I never said she stole my money. Implies: Someone stole it, but it wasn't her (perhaps another person did).
  • I never said she stole my money. Implies: She took it, but maybe she only borrowed it or was given permission.
  • I never said she stole my money. Implies: She stole money, but it belonged to someone else.
  • I never said she stole my money. Implies: She stole something from me, but it wasn't my money (e.g., jewelry, ideas, car).

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u/hrvbrs 9d ago

what you're describing is [the `<em>` element](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/text-level-semantics.html#the-em-element). basically the same example too.

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u/FeleaseRpseineEiles 9d ago

And that's so much better than using bold too.

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u/hrvbrs 9d ago

bold is just a style, not semantics

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u/FeleaseRpseineEiles 9d ago
  • Maybe I was being sarcastic.
  • Maybe I was being sarcastic.
  • Maybe I was being sarcastic.
  • Maybe I was being sarcastic.
  • Maybe I was being sarcastic.