Table 6.
Expressive speech acts.
| Expressives | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expressing emotional/psychological state | Post 59: 好慘 
(So pitiful) [in response to another user who stated he/she did not take a shower due to infection] Post 122: 我屋企人中招已經好撚心慌 佢又無打針  (My family member is infected and that made me so scared. He/she is not vaccinated
) |
18 | 60% |
| Expressing desire | Post 128: 好想出街  (Really want to go out
) |
7 | 23.3% |
| Complaint | Post 182: 真係吾知佢地做乜撚野  (Really do not know what the hell they [Department of Health] are doing
) |
2 | 6.7% |
| Sarcasm | Post 160: 歡迎加入 (Welcome to the club [as confirmed COVID case]) | 1 | 3.3% |
| Appraisal | Post 184: 正  (Cool
) [Appraised the loosened quarantine measures] |
1 | 3.3% |
| Greeting | Post 201: 康文巴 
([another LIHKG user ID]
) |
1 | 3.3% |