A wax-sealed envelope, a dark red quill and loose parchment lie against a deep burgundy background.

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Jack

I don't know about you, but I intend on writing a strongly worded letter to the White Star Line about all of this.

— Titanic

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What it means

Our interpretation.

With deadpan understatement, the speaker says they plan to answer whatever has happened with a sternly worded letter to the shipping company. Formal, polite protest set against the size of all of this makes the remark dry, mock-serious humour rather than a genuine plan.

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