Would You Use A Sarcasm Punctuation Mark?

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Would You Use A Sarcasm Punctuation Mark?

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Contributor: amenti amenti
I would but not that one cause they charge you two bucks for it which is crazy.

Here's a link to the free open source one 'Open Sarcasm':
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And here's for the Irony punctuation mark, which I didn't even know we had:
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02/27/2013
Contributor: Jax Jackson Jax Jackson
Hell yes I would use it.
02/27/2013
Contributor: Falsepast Falsepast
I dont think I'd use it
02/27/2013
Contributor: surreptitious surreptitious
(Review Program Mentor)
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I read this interesting article about a company inventing a punctuation mark to indicate sarcasm. It is a funny idea, but is it needed? What are your thoughts? Would you use it?

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I don't know that it's particularly needed, but I would definitely use it. I mean, there are a lot of times when tonality may not be clear over the internet. It would simplify a lot of things if there were a simple punctuation mark that could indicate when you were being sarcastic.
02/27/2013
Contributor: EmuLove EmuLove
If someone online needs a punctuation mark to show my sarcasm then they don't know me well enough to be talking to me anyway...
02/27/2013
Contributor: CSM2010 CSM2010
Sounds like a good idea.
02/27/2013
Contributor: Real or memorex Real or memorex
Seems a bit beside the point.
02/27/2013
Contributor: edenguy edenguy
No. If you can't detect it you don't deserve to understand it.
02/27/2013
Contributor: surreptitious surreptitious
(Review Program Mentor)
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Originally posted by edenguy
No. If you can't detect it you don't deserve to understand it.
I am not sure that I agree with this - I mean, when tone of voice is a factor, I definitely second that. Comments in writing, however, can so easily be taken out of context, which is why punctuation marks make sense to me.
02/27/2013
Contributor: gsfanatic gsfanatic
I'd use it, since people don't always catch when I'm being sarcastic while typing
02/27/2013
Contributor: peachmarie peachmarie
I think that people have such sarcastic humor now a day's and that can be hard to translate in print, so I can see the use of that.
02/28/2013
Contributor: ginnyluvspotter ginnyluvspotter
I would use it
02/28/2013
Contributor: Lady of the Lab Lady of the Lab
Nope, I am rarely sarcastic online.
02/28/2013
Contributor: hotinpink hotinpink
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I read this interesting article about a company inventing a punctuation mark to indicate sarcasm. It is a funny idea, but is it needed? What are your thoughts? Would you use it?

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Yes.
02/28/2013
Contributor: lainebug lainebug
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I read this interesting article about a company inventing a punctuation mark to indicate sarcasm. It is a funny idea, but is it needed? What are your thoughts? Would you use it?

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i would
02/28/2013
Contributor: hillys hillys
If it made sense then yes, but if a bunch of people haven't heard of it before, they might be confused. I think ... does it pretty well. OH look another dragon...
02/28/2013
Contributor: misterazor misterazor
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I read this interesting article about a company inventing a punctuation mark to indicate sarcasm. It is a funny idea, but is it needed? What are your thoughts? Would you use it?

link
i would use it if i thought that the person would read it in a non-sarcastic way, specifically if doing so would cause them distress. i would like to think that my sarcasm is obvious; however, that is not always the case. so, i could see a use for it.
02/28/2013
Contributor: Mx.Nekora Mx.Nekora
Quote:
Originally posted by Fanny
half the humor of sarcasm is identifying it as sarcasm.
have you heard of the interrobang ? It's a combination between a question mark and an exclamation point!
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Interrobang?

That might come in handy!
02/28/2013
Contributor: Cat E. Cat E.
I wouldn't use it and I don't think emoticons should be on forums, ever.
02/28/2013
Contributor: LexiKitten LexiKitten
I would definitely. Sometimes sarcasm isn't taken as sarcasm over text and then I always become an ass for saying it.
02/28/2013
Contributor: spiced spiced
Oh, sure. I would totally use THAT. (rolls eyes)

Just kidding. Sincerely, I think it would be a good idea.
02/28/2013
Contributor: Toy Fiend Toy Fiend
I would use it because sometimes sarcasm needs a little help to get through people's brains.
02/28/2013
Contributor: Bleu Bleu
Quote:
Originally posted by Carrie Ann
Sarcasm is useless if it's not recognized as such.

If people can't tell you're being sarcastic? You're doing it wrong.
So much of this! I would not use this. I don't see the need to get a special mark that tells other when I am being sarcastic.
02/28/2013
Contributor: Rory Rory
I would use it but I'm never sarcastic!!
03/01/2013
Contributor: BrittaniMaree BrittaniMaree
I do on Facebook a lot
03/01/2013