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07-05-2018, 04:47 AM
J.K. Rowling just coined a Harry Potter version of 'splaining' and it's A+
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Is there a word for the scenario where someone tries to explain the meaning of your own book to you?
Well, there is now. J.K. Rowling's just invented it.
SEE ALSO: JK Rowling can't stop laughing after Trump boasts about his writing abilities (https://mashable.com/2018/07/03/trump-writing-jk-rowling-reaction/)
It started on Tuesday night, when someone on Twitter attempted to compare Trump to Snape. Rowling wasn't having any of it, though.
Yeah, nopic.twitter.com/pQCqTo66YU (https://t.co/pQCqTo66YU)
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 3, 2018 (https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1014296266849865730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Five minutes later, a new word was born.
Don’t you just love it when people tell you what your books mean?
— L (@MrsCupcake79) July 3, 2018 (https://twitter.com/MrsCupcake79/status/1014297382492819456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
The correct term is Snapesplaininghttps://t.co/leQTxsPyzo
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 4, 2018 (https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1014297905274998784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/04/j-k-rowling-snapesplaining/)
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Is there a word for the scenario where someone tries to explain the meaning of your own book to you?
Well, there is now. J.K. Rowling's just invented it.
SEE ALSO: JK Rowling can't stop laughing after Trump boasts about his writing abilities (https://mashable.com/2018/07/03/trump-writing-jk-rowling-reaction/)
It started on Tuesday night, when someone on Twitter attempted to compare Trump to Snape. Rowling wasn't having any of it, though.
Yeah, nopic.twitter.com/pQCqTo66YU (https://t.co/pQCqTo66YU)
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 3, 2018 (https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1014296266849865730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Five minutes later, a new word was born.
Don’t you just love it when people tell you what your books mean?
— L (@MrsCupcake79) July 3, 2018 (https://twitter.com/MrsCupcake79/status/1014297382492819456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
The correct term is Snapesplaininghttps://t.co/leQTxsPyzo
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 4, 2018 (https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1014297905274998784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/04/j-k-rowling-snapesplaining/)
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