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LDB wrote:Slightly OT but a wierd phenomena I've noticed round here is that nobody can identify a sarcastic or Ironic or tongue-in-cheek comment unless you pepper it with this stupid smiley:
I hate that smiley
well, english is not my mother tongue, so i do tend to misunderstand things sometimes... i'm truly sorry for that!
LDB wrote:Slightly OT but a wierd phenomena I've noticed round here is that nobody can identify a sarcastic or Ironic or tongue-in-cheek comment unless you pepper it with this stupid smiley:
I hate that smiley
The reason why is because there is such a wide range of views on here, from one extreme to the other, so it's always possible that any comment could be meant seriously..... if you are not very aware of what a posters real views are likely to be...or how likely they are to use sarcasm or irony then you have to assume if it's not made obvious to the contrary they are being serious.. no matter how ridiculous it may seem to you.
LDB wrote:Slightly OT but a wierd phenomena I've noticed round here is that nobody can identify a sarcastic or Ironic or tongue-in-cheek comment unless you pepper it with this stupid smiley:
I hate that smiley
The reason why is because there is such a wide range of views on here, from one extreme to the other, so it's always possible that any comment could be meant seriously..... if you are not very aware of what a posters real views are likely to be...or how likely they are to use sarcasm or irony then you have to assume if it's not made obvious to the contrary they are being serious.. no matter how ridiculous it may seem to you.