▲ 676 ▼ I have never seen ”/s” on lemmy (feddit.de) submitted 3 years ago by bleistift2@feddit.de to c/memes@lemmy.world 336 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children) Am i wooshing myself?? That is literally the point of sarcasm. People legitimately wanted to murder Jonathan Swift. If you write "/s", just write the direct unironic statement in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) If that were holistically true the concept of a "sarcastic tone" wouldn't exist in verbal speech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) "If you want to tell a joke in which the humor is derived from you saying something incorrect, or something that would be offensive if you genuinely believed it, you should instead just say the actual truth and never use sarcasm again" That's actually such a good idea, it would make life on the internet so much better /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) If you want to make a joke, assume that some people won't get it. If you don't want any ambiguity then no, do not use sarcasm. If you write "/s", you're not being sarcastic at all, you're just using a double negative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) If that were holistically true the concept of a "sarcastic tone" wouldn't exist in verbal speech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yes, the /s and sarcastic tone both exist and are used by people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) "If you want to tell a joke in which the humor is derived from you saying something incorrect, or something that would be offensive if you genuinely believed it, you should instead just say the actual truth and never use sarcasm again" That's actually such a good idea, it would make life on the internet so much better /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) If you want to make a joke, assume that some people won't get it. If you don't want any ambiguity then no, do not use sarcasm. If you write "/s", you're not being sarcastic at all, you're just using a double negative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) If you want to make a joke, assume that some people won't get it. If you don't want any ambiguity then no, do not use sarcasm. If you write "/s", you're not being sarcastic at all, you're just using a double negative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's not what a double negative is permalink fedilink source parent
