Daniel R. Tobias wrote:
On 12 Oct 2006 at 18:50, Geoff Burling
<llywrch(a)rdrop.com> wrote:
I guess no one wants to raise this question
because it might appear to be
trolling. I hope not, because it raises some issues that I feel are just
as important as many of the arguments in favor of this prohibition. But
if someone figures out a really good answer for how a literal-minded
person can tell when someone else is being sarcastic, could they email it
to me? I'd like to participate more in this discussion, but I must get
back to working on articles.
I guess we need to introduce a <sarcasm>...</sarcasm> tag, and maybe
also <irony> and <satire> for those who wish to use those things too.
The only problem with that solution is the paradox that when you tag it
it's no longer what it's tagged to be.
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