Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhat is the worst subtle insult you've ever heard?message-squaremessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10
arrow-up189arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the worst subtle insult you've ever heard?Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square48linkfedilink
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoI removed it because I didn’t think it qualified as subtle, but I rather like it.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoOh no, it’s subtlety lies in the sentence construction - it’s how someone like Jefferson or Jane Austen would’ve written it.
I removed it because I didn’t think it qualified as subtle, but I rather like it.
Oh no, it’s subtlety lies in the sentence construction - it’s how someone like Jefferson or Jane Austen would’ve written it.