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...without sarcasm.
A sarcasm lock key, that would reverse italicize your text might help communicate your tone without the need for smiley's.
The Sarcasm Mark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm_mark
A short history of a similar typographical device. [Alx_xlA, May 10 2009]
Sarcastic affliction
http://www.youtube....watch?v=wBGh03nvkdU
//I don't get it. Could you please explain the idea?// [Ling, Jul 22 2011]
Feeling detector
http://www.gmanews....-help-you-find-love
Funny, a good friend of mine developed this and showed it to me 15 years ago [pashute, Jul 24 2011]
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Nice idea. :-|
Smiley's what? |
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Without the need for Smiley's annoying smilies, is what I meant. |
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This inevitably leads to the problem of dealing with meta-sarcasm, those sarcastic remarks whose sole target are previously written or uttered sarcastic remarks. |
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Well, doesn't this idea just suck. [+] |
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You know that you can edit your idea (e.g. to fix glaring typos), right? |
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Amazing! could there also be something to translate plain text into sarcasm? Sometimes I'm just too nice. |
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I exclusively use sarcasm as a
communication tool at work. Such a
device would be welcomed by my
associates, who often cannot distinguish
my intent. |
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Imagine if you accidently sent all text as sarcasm... |
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Dear Jane,
It's such a shame you didn't see me, yesterday. I really missed you. You would have looked so nice in your new clothes.
Please, please, try to come again real soon.
Lots of love,
Ling. |
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And forgetting to switch the text to sarcastic: |
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Dear Ling,
Your email was so nice. It's just what I wanted after a terrible day. Please make sure you keep sending them, as they are so uplifting.
Lots and lots of love,
Jane |
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a canal pun surely? quite funny, if rather geospecific. |
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i like this idea a lot. i have often encountered the problem of losing inflection and tone in emails. bun. |
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What would the indicator be like? I mean, would the Sarcasm Lock key have a RED LED which glows RED when active, and flashing Red/Crimson when de-activated - This might also imply a Sarcasm-shift key for short sections of text which demand sarcasm. But, what of other forms of irony, such as hyperbole, dry understatement and rhetoric? I suppose you'd have keys for them, too! |
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If this was available, a new art would quickly emerge: the sarcastic use of the sarcasm lock, a sort of second-degree sarcasm. |
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<real sarcasm><fake sarcasm>Your party sucked!</fs></rs> |
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I don't get it. Could you please explain the idea? |
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but what if you usually deliver sarcasm deadpan ? |
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I have always preferred, in this venue and all others, to let those I am addressing decide for themselves whether or not I am being sarcastic. It's much more fun for me, and allows people to choose not to be insulted. |
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No, I really didn't get it. |
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// allows people to choose not to be insulted // |
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But what if you're speaking to Americans ... ? |
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I am American, but to answer your greater question: most
don't understand me, but choose to be insulted anyway. |
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