NJ5 on 30 May 2008
| Killergran said: @NJ5 Sorry for being so offtopic, but it IS hard to percieve sarcasm in text. Especially on forums. Especially in languages that are not your own. (I am swedish, we have a relatively good grip on the english language, but we are far from perfect) When I have to read a text three times to make sure I actually understood what it said, that feels a bit annoying, especially when the person typing it is trying to be funny... That being said, I was mostly sarcastic in my response, but I guess that eluded you. Unless you were being sarcastic with me? |
Sure I got your sarcasm, just didn't comment on it.
The reason for what I wrote is that I'm a bit sick of the people using (and asking for) "[/sarcasm]" tags and similar things. If someone can't write sarcasm well enough to make it detectable, it's better not to bother writing sarcastically at all. It reminds me of those people who make unfunny jokes and then are forced to explain them. It totally defeats the point of making a joke in the first place.
Well written sarcasm is as easily detectable in text as in speech.
(sorry for the offtopic rant)
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