• @NAXLAB
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    78 months ago

    I’m convinced it was sarcasm

      • @EmpathicVagrant
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        18 months ago

        Almost like tone doesn’t come across in written form for all the people reading it, maybe we should develop a form of tonal punctuation to show satire in forums like this.

        • @SheeEttin
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          38 months ago

          The interrobang is purportedly for indicating sarcasm, though I and other people generally only use it as a silly “?!” ligature.

          Personally, I still believe that if satire can’t be detected, either it’s shitty satire, or your audience is too dense to understand it even if they recognized it.

          • @EmpathicVagrant
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            18 months ago

            I can’t seem to find anything about it being used to indicate sarcasm at all, only as an exclaimed question to express surprise, and is the same thing as the symbols next to each other as you used in example.

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            • @SheeEttin
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              28 months ago

              Huh. Must just be me remembering things that never happened, then.

          • @EmpathicVagrant
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            28 months ago

            Here’s an idea I just invented, let’s end any satire with “/s” so everyone who reads it can be in on the fun and so controversial things aren’t encouraged by the confusion!