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Punctuating sarcasm

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Created by psychojoe > 9 months ago, 9 Jan 2020
psychojoe
WA, 2239 posts
9 Jan 2020 11:41AM
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There is so much confusion and misunderstanding on this forum that comes from misinterpreted sarcasm. The use of inverted parenthesis could put an end to that.
,,ScoMo is the best PM ever,,

Pugwash
WA, 7730 posts
9 Jan 2020 11:49AM
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psychojoe said..
There is so much confusion and misunderstanding on this forum that comes from misinterpreted sarcasm. The use of inverted parenthesis could put an end to that.
,,ScoMo is the best PM ever,,


[sarcastica]Sarcasm just needs its own font[/sarcastica]

FormulaNova
WA, 15090 posts
9 Jan 2020 12:01PM
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I need something to use in real life to denote when i am not being sarcastic.... it wouldnt get much use though

Craig66
NSW, 2466 posts
9 Jan 2020 3:03PM
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FormulaNova said..
I need something to use in real life to denote when i am not being sarcastic.... it wouldnt get much use though


Your barking up the wrong tree mate

FormulaNova
WA, 15090 posts
9 Jan 2020 12:13PM
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Craig66 said..

FormulaNova said..
I need something to use in real life to denote when i am not being sarcastic.... it wouldnt get much use though



Your barking up the wrong tree mate


Now i need the emoticon for confused....?

Tonz
523 posts
9 Jan 2020 1:30PM
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www.facebook.com/analyticalgrammar/?__ this group might be what your looking for

psychojoe
WA, 2239 posts
9 Jan 2020 2:24PM
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Pugs. That was invented back in 2013 or earlier. It never came in, either because it's hugely impractical or not easily discernable.
I think upside down quotation marks make the perfect sarcasm marks.

Tonz. No.

roodney
145 posts
9 Jan 2020 3:26PM
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FormulaNova said..
I need something to use in real life to denote when i am not being sarcastic.... it wouldnt get much use though


Barn would use it.

TonyAbbott
924 posts
11 Jan 2020 3:12PM
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We all know TA was the best pm ever.

VB MAN
1156 posts
12 Jan 2020 2:12PM
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TonyAbbott said..
We all know TA was the best pm ever.



We all know TA was the best pm ever?. Okay, now how do I rotate that question mark?

NotWal
QLD, 7435 posts
12 Jan 2020 8:57PM
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The caret (this thing ^) used to be used as a sarcastrophe delimiter.



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