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Subject: Irony (was: Some UNIX file usage questions)
On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:55:18 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>Lots of Yiddish idioms are in the form of a question, and if a translator
>misses the impli
"Steep learning curve" is simpler: "Steep" implies to our visual imagination a
hill that's difficult to ascend, so software that has a steep learning curve
must be difficult to learn. Obvious! (Wrong, but obvious.)
About "I could care less": Weird Al got that one wrong. I didn't understand
On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:55:18 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>Lots of Yiddish idioms are in the form of a question, and if a translator
>misses the implied question mark, all meaning is lost. The phrase "I could
>care less" is the result of applying a tin ear to a sarcastic Yiddish idiom.
>The Yi
