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This reasoning is nonsensical. There is nothing to refute in it, but, just to prove it wrong: sarcasm is commonly denoted in spoken English by intonation.
by bmacho 2y ago
This reasoning is nonsensical.
There is nothing to refute in it, but, just to prove it wrong: sarcasm is commonly denoted in spoken English by intonation.
- emmet 2y agoAnd as we all know, it is impossible to imply tone in written text.
- medstrom 2y agoExactly, it is the illusion of transparency. Have someone read something you've written out loud, you'd be surprised how often they use a different tone than you had in mind. Add to that a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
- quietbritishjim 2y agoThe comment you're replying to was being sarcastic. (I'm not sure about you!)
- incognito124 2y agoIronically, proving the (wrong) point
- medstrom 2y agoYes, I read it that way too. Which meant that they were under the impression that it is easy to infer tone, so I replied with a serious explanation why it may not be.
- bmacho 2y agoIt is possible to do that, but sarcasm in written text uses a different notation: /s, which you just proposed to abolish above. I don't like your replies, so I stop this conversation with you.