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Punctuating sarcasm

Created by psychojoe psychojoe  > 9 months ago, 9 Jan 2020
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psychojoe
psychojoe

WA

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
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
FormulaNova

WA

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
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
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
Tonz

523 posts

9 Jan 2020 1:30pm
www.facebook.com/analyticalgrammar/?__ this group might be what your looking for
psychojoe
psychojoe

WA

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
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
TonyAbbott

924 posts

11 Jan 2020 3:12pm
We all know TA was the best pm ever.
VB MAN
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
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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