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The Microsoft Manual of Style puts it well: Don’t try to be funny. Jokes, slang, and sarcasm are context-specific and hard to translate and localize. What’s funny to you might offend or alienat...
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2019-12-08T08:03:16Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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2019-12-08T08:03:16Z (over 4 years ago)
The _Microsoft Manual of Style_ puts it well: > **Don’t try to be funny.** Jokes, slang, and sarcasm are context-specific and hard to translate and localize. What’s funny to you might offend or alienate some portion of your audience, so it’s best to avoid these rhetorical approaches. The _Dummies_ books are an exception to the rule, but people who buy them are a self-selecting audience.
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2018-01-23T21:18:43Z (over 6 years ago)
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