Reply #22: Don't You Get It? It Isn't The Author's Intent That Matters, It's The

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reader's perception. And as can be seen from this thread alone, I guarantee you 4 out of 5 people reading it would perceive it with the negative connotation of sarcasm that we are viewing it with. That is what matters, what the readers will get from its context. I think it's great to see it written that way regardless of what the author intended for us to perceive from it.