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best "so long, suckers!" email
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:03 pm
by Jonathan
Take care and “please” keep in touch.
I'm politely asking you to stay in touch, but not really. Suckers!
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:08 pm
by Peijen
Maybe s/he really wanted to stay in touch?
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:15 pm
by Jonathan
you mean, maybe the quotes were applied for emphasis?
probably.
but that's not the way i read it, or 99% of the people on the project-wide email did.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:54 am
by quantus
There's no other reason to put quotes around please other than to imply sarcasm at that point. And sarcasm implies "Suckers!" I'm sure your co-workers know for sure just from the person's normal way of talking and writing email. I have to doubt that anyone would write like that normally.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:01 am
by Alan
"I" do.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:14 am
by George
Joe "doesn't" suck
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:29 am
by bob
Let me try this:
Joe "likes men".
I don't get it. Looks normal to me. Maybe I'm just using the wrong example.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:43 am
by quantus
I "love" you all.