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> the smile at the end indicates he was joking

This is not a universal convention.




It doesn’t have to be.


And in the instant context, it is not suggested at all.


Good thing we have more than instant context then :)


No, we don't? Perhaps you're not familiar with the meaning of "instant"?


Yeah I guess I don’t. Why don’t you explain it to me? You seem to be quite a smart guy who picks up on everything. Please tell me more about how you are right and I am wrong.


> Please tell me more about how you are right and I am wrong.

Sure. So far you've claimed that (1) the smile at the end of rfonseca's comment should be viewed as good-natured and not mocking. This is not true of such expressions in general, but you've also claimed that (2) you have special knowledge, external to the thread, indicating that (1) is true.

You haven't bothered to support either claim, except to the extent that (2) supports (1); (1) is far from certain and (2) seems extremely unlikely, so unlikely that I surmise you didn't realize what you were saying.

"The instant context" is a common expression which uses "instant" in the sense 4a given to the adjective here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instant




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