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#jeers — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. lol of course #English #language that makes perfect sense 👀🤷 #huh

    "#Jeers and #cheers" represent opposite reactions, with jeers acting as taunts, mocks, or boos and cheers serving as shouts of praise, approval, or thanks. Often used in public commentary, jeers reflect mockery (like reacting to a poor performance in sport or recent news, misconduct at solemn events), while cheers celebrate success, such as winning a game or play, athletic feats, or the usage for "thank you" or "goodbye".

    (*the two sound identical 😬)

  2. #CheersAndJeers, Saturday edition!
    #Cheers to @debcha whose How Infrastructure Works I just finished - brilliant, compelling page-turner about, um, infrastructure
    H/T to @pluralistic , whose glowing review put me onto it
    #Jeers to the #Ransomware #JerkFaces whose attack on the Seattle Public Library system is preventing me from returning & allowing someone else to enjoy it. Boo! Hiss!

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