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minus-squaretechnojamin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years agoIt’s because sarcasm is usually indicated with vocal intonations, which is lost in text.
minus-squareblivet@artemis.camplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoSure, but for some reason there doesn’t seem to be the same difficulty in print. I don’t recall any warnings about the use of sarcasm or irony in style guides before the internet era, and no one seemed to feel the need for anything like “/s”.
minus-squareMurdoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years ago“Oh sure, that’s a great idea.” he said sarcastically.
It’s because sarcasm is usually indicated with vocal intonations, which is lost in text.
Sure, but for some reason there doesn’t seem to be the same difficulty in print. I don’t recall any warnings about the use of sarcasm or irony in style guides before the internet era, and no one seemed to feel the need for anything like “/s”.
“Oh sure, that’s a great idea.” he said sarcastically.