Meaning?
Hi, what is the meaning of a spike and are you trying to be funny? in the following text:
"....I 'm ( according to the will of my brother ) also the administrator of his literary estate, whatever that means."
" It means you will handle all the rights of his novels- hardbacks, paper, digital........."
"Thanks"
" One good thing about dying young is that it usually means a spike in royalties."
"Are you trying to be funny?"
"Yes"
"Well don't"
Thanks
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A spike, in this context, means a sudden increase in something (in this case, sales of books written by the brother who died) that only lasts for a short time. ", but would usually suggest that the speaker doesn't think the remark was funny at all, and may have found it offensive.
- A spike, in this context, means a sudden increase in something (in this case, sales of books written by the brother who died) that only lasts for a short time.
- ", but would usually suggest that the speaker doesn't think the remark was funny at all, and may have found it offensive.
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A spike, in this context, means a sudden increase in something (in this case, sales of books written by the brother who died) that only lasts for a short time.
"Are you trying to be funny?" means "Was that meant as a joke?", but would usually suggest that the speaker doesn't think the remark was funny at all, and may have found it offensive.
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