I personally would not include sarcasm as a prominent linguistic trait, but I accept your opinion and can sympathise with your assertions of linguistic difficulties.
However, let it be noted that I try to follow World English stylistic guidelines, but obviously this excludes sarcasm which varies more from culture to culture than from language to language. (unlike most Americans, I do at times sign e-mails with "cheers")
Mark
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:59:43 +1100, David Gerard fun@thingy.apana.org.au wrote:
Mark Williamson (node.ue@gmail.com) [050211 11:41]:
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:29:04 +1100, David Gerard fun@thingy.apana.org.au wrote:
Ron H (aceron99@hotmail.com) [050210 13:09]:
I would like to request adding Quenya to the list of languages on Wikimedia. Quenya is the language of the elves in the works of Tolkien. Other fictional languages, such as Klingon, already exist on Wikipedia. I speak passing Quenya. I have already prepared several articles, including one on constellations, and would like to add them to a quenya-language wiki.
I think we can all agree that Quenya should be created before we even consider Cantonese. ... no?
I'm pretty sure you're being sarcastic, and if you are, it's funny. But I just want to make sure... are you?
I cite the above as evidence of Commonwealth English being mutually unintelligible with American English. For further proof, I will show transcripts of British English users arguing politics with American libertarians on #wikipedia. No way either can understand anything the other is saying.
- d.
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