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psychojoe > 9 months ago, 9 Jan 2020

psychojoe

2239 posts

9 Jan 2020 11:41am

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

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

15090 posts

9 Jan 2020 12:01pm

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

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

www.facebook.com/analyticalgrammar/?__ this group might be what your looking for

psychojoe

2239 posts

9 Jan 2020 2:24pm

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

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

The caret (this thing ^) used to be used as a sarcastrophe delimiter.

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