You can’t live in a world where you’re not the “target audience”, can you?
Why not? I’m pretty sure I’m not the target audience for Fox News articles.
But I think what you’re trying to get at is that not everyone in the target audience will have the same interpretation? Some, like yourself, will read it the way that the author intended. So consequently, you can’t write a headline that will be correctly interpreted by everyone. The best you can do is to write in a way that it’s correctly interpreted by as many as possible.
It appears you really don’t like the idea of being an outlier who didn’t get it
I’m not a fan of being the outlier that put so much effort into learning how neurotypical communication works only to be told that my understanding of neurotypical communication is wrong with no actual correction. I like to be able to understand other people, neurotypicals included, but if this isn’t how they would interpret this headline, I’d like to know how they actually do rather than just being told something like “if they interpret it differently, then they’re dumb and not worth your time”.
As a raging autist, I’d like to invite you to shut up!
This is a person sharing something they find interesting on an online discussion forum, they’re not a professional author at a reputable outlet, it’s okay for the meaning of the post title to also be part of the discussion.
You have no evidence at all that they are NT, much less that your neurodivergence is why you’re being so obtuse.
I like to be able to understand other people, neurotypicals included, but if this isn’t how they would interpret this headline, I’d like to know how they actually do
Then you should simply post a comment asking for clarification, like I said earlier. Instead you started berating and insulting them and started a long annoying pointless argument with multiple people insisting they used language wrong, their sentence is incomprehensible to native English speakers, and now a new goalpost is that their language wasn’t accessible enough for you.
It’s plenty accessible, it’s a forum, you can clarify all confusions without ever needing to accuse them of intentionally using malicious misleading tactics from the initial interaction.
if they interpret it differently, then they’re dumb and not worth your time
Nobody made that argument. You’re dumb for insisting that despite being a minority who interpreted something differently than intended, it’s the speaker’s fault and malicious intent.
It’s a communication forum, just have a conversation brother.
it’s okay for the meaning of the post title to also be part of the discussion.
Isn’t that what this entire thread is?
accuse them of intentionally using malicious misleading tactics
I never implied intent. Or rather, never intended to. If there’s a particular comment I made that did, do let me know. My communication skills are perpetual work in progress.
This is where you went from “I’m not sure if you meant it the way I initiated l interpreted it” to “I was right all along, you’re intentionally spreading misinformation”.
Why not? I’m pretty sure I’m not the target audience for Fox News articles.
But I think what you’re trying to get at is that not everyone in the target audience will have the same interpretation? Some, like yourself, will read it the way that the author intended. So consequently, you can’t write a headline that will be correctly interpreted by everyone. The best you can do is to write in a way that it’s correctly interpreted by as many as possible.
I’m not a fan of being the outlier that put so much effort into learning how neurotypical communication works only to be told that my understanding of neurotypical communication is wrong with no actual correction. I like to be able to understand other people, neurotypicals included, but if this isn’t how they would interpret this headline, I’d like to know how they actually do rather than just being told something like “if they interpret it differently, then they’re dumb and not worth your time”.
As a raging autist, I’d like to invite you to shut up!
This is a person sharing something they find interesting on an online discussion forum, they’re not a professional author at a reputable outlet, it’s okay for the meaning of the post title to also be part of the discussion.
You have no evidence at all that they are NT, much less that your neurodivergence is why you’re being so obtuse.
Then you should simply post a comment asking for clarification, like I said earlier. Instead you started berating and insulting them and started a long annoying pointless argument with multiple people insisting they used language wrong, their sentence is incomprehensible to native English speakers, and now a new goalpost is that their language wasn’t accessible enough for you.
It’s plenty accessible, it’s a forum, you can clarify all confusions without ever needing to accuse them of intentionally using malicious misleading tactics from the initial interaction.
Nobody made that argument. You’re dumb for insisting that despite being a minority who interpreted something differently than intended, it’s the speaker’s fault and malicious intent.
It’s a communication forum, just have a conversation brother.
Isn’t that what this entire thread is?
I never implied intent. Or rather, never intended to. If there’s a particular comment I made that did, do let me know. My communication skills are perpetual work in progress.
This is where you went from “I’m not sure if you meant it the way I initiated l interpreted it” to “I was right all along, you’re intentionally spreading misinformation”.
That wasn’t my comment
Ha, and so it isn’t. You squeezed right in to defend it though…