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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•6 months agoI think it’s useful. It’s not uncommon for people to not pick up on written sarcasm. I actually think we should adopt diacritics that denote emotion. Like emojis but more systematic.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months agoThere was… I forgot what it was, maybe an upside exclamation point? But there was something to denote sarcasm besides /s way back in the olden days too
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-2•6 months agoThat’d be less insufferable, but ultimately there’s no point in being sarcastic if you’re gonna tank it right at the end.
I think it’s useful. It’s not uncommon for people to not pick up on written sarcasm. I actually think we should adopt diacritics that denote emotion. Like emojis but more systematic.
There was…
I forgot what it was, maybe an upside exclamation point?
But there was something to denote sarcasm besides /s way back in the olden days too
That’d be less insufferable, but ultimately there’s no point in being sarcastic if you’re gonna tank it right at the end.