Comments on: Sarcasm mark?

By: David

David — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:35:17 +0000

Excellent examples. I suppose that I'll amend my statement to say that sarcasm is not ~necessarily~ conveyed through word choice, and often relies on vocal inflection (especially in casual, personal conversation).

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By: Douglas

Douglas — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:18:35 +0000

Really? Sarcasm is not conveyed through words? I think Mark Twain might disagree: "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." As might Oscar Wilde: "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." Or Groucho: "I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." I particularly like Groucho's choice of tense. Is sarcasm conveyed through words? To paraphrase Woody Allen, it is if you do it right.

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By: David

David — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:04:00 +0000

I understand the value of indicating sarcasm in a text message, because sarcasm is not conveyed through words, but through vocal inflection. That being said, I don't advocate any person or corporation making a business of this limitation. As thousands of internet forum-goers already do, you can end a sarcastic remark with [/sarcasm] or some other such indication.

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By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:10:03 +0000

So. . . the sarcasm mark looks like an upside down ear. . .thats interesting. Maybe we can put it above the 6 on the keyboard - because almost no one uses kitty ears anymore.

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By: Rich Demanowski

Rich Demanowski — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:49:40 +0000

Considering how much blatantly obvious sarcasm I've seen getting overlooked and misinterpreted in text-based communications on a daily basis, I'm not entirely sure it's a bad idea. Odd, however, that he seems to have overlooked making a punctuation mark for pointing out irony ... perhaps that one's failed once too often already? :P

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By: Pork

Pork — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:45:44 +0000

Wow. I hope nobody downloads this font and Paul Sak makes no money at all off this stunt and is thoroughly embarrassed by this crap. It'll happen. -P

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By: Douglas

Douglas — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:36:26 +0000

Sarcasm? Yeah, there's an app for that.

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By: clayton

clayton — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:58:45 +0000

Oh yeah, I think that's a really great idea

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