When I read Ramiroâs comment, I assumed that they were referring to the other common definition of marvelous (âcausing great wonder; extraordinaryâ rather than âextremely good or pleasingâ). I donât know whether English is their first language, but Iâve seen people for whom English isnât a first language use âpositiveâ English words (e.g. âincredibleâ) in ways that are technically correct, but not common in the U.S. (e.g. âthis canât possibly be trueâ).
To provide a sillier example, calling the Great Pyramids of Giza a âwonder of the worldâ doesnât necessarily imply that you think a project created by slave labor was âwondrousâ in the sense of being goodâyou could instead mean that the Pyramids are unusually large/âinteresting/âwell-constructed compared to other architecture of the ancient world, or something like that.
In any case, if you see a comment that makes you think someone is endorsing a very harmful/âproblematic view, it seems best to ask a clarifying question when the situation is ambiguous.
When I read Ramiroâs comment, I assumed that they were referring to the other common definition of marvelous (âcausing great wonder; extraordinaryâ rather than âextremely good or pleasingâ). I donât know whether English is their first language, but Iâve seen people for whom English isnât a first language use âpositiveâ English words (e.g. âincredibleâ) in ways that are technically correct, but not common in the U.S. (e.g. âthis canât possibly be trueâ).
To provide a sillier example, calling the Great Pyramids of Giza a âwonder of the worldâ doesnât necessarily imply that you think a project created by slave labor was âwondrousâ in the sense of being goodâyou could instead mean that the Pyramids are unusually large/âinteresting/âwell-constructed compared to other architecture of the ancient world, or something like that.
In any case, if you see a comment that makes you think someone is endorsing a very harmful/âproblematic view, it seems best to ask a clarifying question when the situation is ambiguous.
Thanks Aaron. I try not to assume anything, and usually ask for clarification. I should have done the same here.