On 11/10/06, Sam Korn smoddy@gmail.com wrote:
In reply to the whole thread, the problem with banning sarcasm is that it would prevent a good proportion of British editors from editing at all. Sarcasm is not inherently impolite (though of course it *can* be) and is an absolutely crucial part of British humour and indeed regular speech.
See, that's just your imperialist thinking, trying to get one up on Johnny Foreigner by a warp in procedure to allow "humour" and not just humor. You can't fool Americans - they *know* King George III is still hiding out in Argentina. AND THEY WON'T REST UNTIL HE'S CAPTURED.
- d.