Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Michael
Hmm, there's probably no way I can reply to this without sounding like a prick, but I'm gonna do it anyway. True, she was a fictional character; as a person she did not exist. But her name exists; the derivation of her name exists. By your logic, an English teacher could never give a test on any work of fiction. "The name of Sherlock Holmes' roommate and friend? Oliver Twist. The protagonist of Tale of Two Cities? Gilligan. Who kills MacBeth? Humpty Dumpty." Can't be right or wrong because fictional characters don't exist. Hmmpphh.
|
This English teacher thought the "Cool" icon and the "LMAO" within the text of the message would imply that it was a half-hearted reply, not meaning to elicit a deeply held emotional response. LOL. Without appropriate non-verbal or facial cues, however, it's hard to convey meaning outside of the denotative quality of the words.
My only "serious" point is that at times, some take purely fictional ideas/characters/situations and attempt to make them "real life." This is difficult to do, as many different interpretations and ideas exist about who the character might "genuinely be." It's kinda like asking on this forum about the perfect spanking - everyone has his/her own concept of the "perfect spanking" or "perfect spankee." We share a lot of general concepts about spanking (though this is even arguable at times - LOL), but each of us has our own idea. While each idea is unique, we all share it here through a common method of communication in an attempt to convey it, with it being highly structured and following generally consistent grammatical rules (there are exceptions to this also - LOL).
And Micheal, Michael, Michael (no, not the Mr. M. Michael), we all know that you're not a prick!!! Laughing.
Linear Mode
