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32 Post author: katydee 27 September 2013 03:10AM

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Comment author: hyporational 27 September 2013 07:35:31PM 3 points [-]

"making something sound bad" is not at all the same thing as "making fun of"

Generally speaking, "making fun of" implies a pejorative connotation. But don't you worry, the op didn't make sense to me either until I checked the dictionary!

Comment author: Lumifer 27 September 2013 07:50:41PM 2 points [-]

Generally speaking, "making fun of" implies a pejorative connotation.

Not necessarily, it depends on the context. For example, people in a secure, stable relationship tend to make fun of each other a lot.

I associate "making fun of" with things like "irreverent" and "not taking too seriously".

Comment author: hyporational 27 September 2013 08:07:33PM 1 point [-]

For example, people in a secure, stable relationship tend to make fun of each other a lot.

Yeah. I think major part of the fun is knowing it would be insulting in most other contexts. I'm finnish, so I don't really know how english speaking people use the expression irl.

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