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Kenny1999 Posted 4 years ago
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Laughing at something or someone

Does laughing at something carry an implication that I don't trust you?

For example, if I say I am laughing at his conclusion / prediction / answer / solution. Does it carry an implication that his conclusion / prediction / answer / solution is a joke?

Does laughing at someone carry a sense of humiliation? Does "laugh at somebody" carry neutral or negative sense?

  

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kenny1999 For example, if I say I am laughing at his conclusion / prediction / answer / solution. Does it carry an implication that his conclusion / prediction / answer / solution is a joke? Not necessarily.

  • kenny1999 For example, if I say I am laughing at his conclusion / prediction / answer / solution.
  • Does it carry an implication that his conclusion / prediction / answer / solution is a joke?
  • Not necessarily.
  • You have to look at the sense of it in each context.
  • If the answer or whatever is actually funny, you can laugh at it without insulting anybody.
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kenny1999For example, if I say I am laughing at his conclusion / prediction / answer / solution. Does it carry an implication that his conclusion / prediction / answer / solution is a joke?

Not necessarily. You have to look at the sense of it in each context. If the answer or whatever is actually funny, you can laugh at it without insulting anybody. If you

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