Right! You get all these people quoting sarcastic parts, like the first
line of Pride and Prejudice ("It is a truth universally acknowledged, that
a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."), as
if they're meant sincerely. It puts people in entirely the wrong headspace
to understand where she's coming from.
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Right! You get all these people quoting sarcastic parts, like the first line of Pride and Prejudice ("It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."), as if they're meant sincerely. It puts people in entirely the wrong headspace to understand where she's coming from.