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  • philipmatthews,

    Need to find some way of indicating sarcasm.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2007 • 656 posts Report

  • giovanni tiso,

    Or indeed recognising it.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • 3410,

    Need to find some way of indicating sarcasm.

    Someone once suggested (!) but it completely failed to take off after I made a rather crude obsevation about it.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • Kyle Matthews,

    I'd suggest Timaru: already has a motorway in and out, a good port and could use the influx of bright and interesting people ...

    And there really should be a lot more bogans in our civil service.

    Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report

  • Paul Litterick,

    This late in a thread, I assume sarcasm as a default.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1000 posts Report

  • philipmatthews,

    Or indeed recognising it.

    You don't have to snipe at everything, Giovanni. Let some things go.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2007 • 656 posts Report

  • giovanni tiso,

    Actually, I was being sarcastic. I considered adding a smiley to that effect.

    ETA: What I meant is that Emma was obviously also being sarcastic, just to be overly clear.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • recordari,

    I'd suggest Timaru also; as an indicator for sarcasm I mean.

    And what about irony?

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Jake Pollock,

    Raumati South • Since Nov 2006 • 489 posts Report

  • philipmatthews,

    I'd suggest Timaru also; as an indicator for sarcasm I mean.

    You mean we could just put Timaru in brackets after a sentence to indicate sarcasm? It has potential. As in, "That transmission gully is a grand idea (Timaru)."

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2007 • 656 posts Report

  • recordari,

    (⸮)
    Brilliant. And I'm being sincere. Damn, are we going to have to declare our intention in every post?

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Emma Hart,

    You mean we could just put Timaru in brackets after a sentence to indicate sarcasm? It has potential. As in, "That transmission gully is a grand idea (Timaru)."

    What a great idea.

    Yeah, we're going to need a sincerity mark.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report

  • BenWilson,

    I seem to remember a brief fashion in the 90's of saying "not" at the end of a sarcastic sentence. This was quickly abbreviated to "t". Actually pronounced without a vowel, so is sounded a bit like "tsss". If the full "not" was used, it was almost always used extremely emphatically and scornfully, with as much put-down tone and sneering as one could muster.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 10657 posts Report

  • BenWilson,

    Now I think about it (Timaru) is a (Tui Billboard). T. T.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 10657 posts Report

  • Jake Pollock,

    As much as indicating ones use of irony with punctuation makes one seem much wittier⸮, I can't see it taking off.

    Still, that particular symbol might solve the long-standing problem of the raised-eyebrow emoticon ⸮:-|

    Raumati South • Since Nov 2006 • 489 posts Report

  • recordari,

    You mean we could just put Timaru in brackets after a sentence to indicate sarcasm? It has potential. As in, "That transmission gully is a grand idea (Timaru)."

    I think the backwards question mark is at least more efficient. According to Wikipedia it is used for either irony or Sacracasm, and of course they would know (⸮).

    Ps. Sacracasm. Can I keep it? We might have to go back to the Atheist Bus, but as Typos go, that's one of my better ones.

    PPs I'm playing with the time continuum by shifting this down the thread. ⸮:-)

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Just thinking,

    Yeah it would have helped if the Herald used it too.

    Air NZ was bailed out - so total privatisation clearly doesn't work for infrastructure, but socialism for the rich does.
    It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10615846

    Putaringamotu • Since Apr 2009 • 1158 posts Report

  • BenWilson,

    ;-) is sometimes useful for double meanings. Winking. Also, seems like ay? and eh? get used that way a lot in NZ textese.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 10657 posts Report

  • recordari,

    You see, Semiotics is relevant to everyday life.
    ;-)

    ⸮:-)

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Russell Brown,

    Can we at least come to an angreement as to the spelling? It's rang*a*tiratanga, right? I've seen both versions used throughout the thread and in newspaper articles all week.

    Guilty. And embarrassed.

    Will now go ease the pain of dented spelling pride at company Christmas party.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • mark taslov,

    After all, those A-Team boys were pretty ingenious with whatever was lying around, and that fits in well with the No.8 wire mentality.

    And with global warming kicking in, maybe 'I ain't getting on no plane!' should be a national catchphrase?

    comes replete with a ready made anthem

    everyone does the spoken word bit in unison, percussion with a bit of thigh slapping, then when the theme kicks in, men do the beat boxing, females over 18 can handle harmony, and those not eligible to vote hum the melody. Anyone who fucks up or sings the wrong part gets automatic name suppression.

    Te Ika-a-Māui • Since Mar 2008 • 2281 posts Report

  • Paul Litterick,

    It's rang*a*tiratanga, right?

    What do the asterisks mean?
    Timaru (not Constantinople)

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1000 posts Report

  • mark taslov,

    Timaru (not Constantinople)

    Te Ika-a-Māui • Since Mar 2008 • 2281 posts Report

  • Paul Litterick,

    Nobody's business but the Turks.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1000 posts Report

  • mark taslov,

    Te Ika-a-Māui • Since Mar 2008 • 2281 posts Report

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