I sometimes wonder how many misunderstandings occur online due to people who don’t speak English as their native language interpreting dry humor as literal statements.
I recently saw on a forum a discussion that quoted banter back and forth between myself and our PR rep. It goes something like this:
PR Rep: Got a 4.5 out of 5 on Game X!
Me: Oh no! That’ll wreck the Metacritic score – we want it to end up at 79. High enough for sales but low enough so we don’t have to g...![]()
I recently saw on a forum a discussion that quoted banter back and forth between myself and our PR rep. It goes something like this:
PR Rep: Got a 4.5 out of 5 on Game X!
Me: Oh no! That’ll wreck the Metacritic score – we want it to end up at 79. High enough for sales but low enough so we don’t have to g...