Sarcasm, Some people never learn |
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 Jan 9 2005, 02:28 AM
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 Senior Member  Group: Member Posts: 100 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 76,645  |
Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
Is it just me or do some people not know how to read? So many times I've seen people comment on a thread and not even have any comprehension of what someone was trying to say. I guess some people just don't understand or even recognize what Sarcasm is. |
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Jan 9 2005, 02:56 AM
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 :hammer: Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,849 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,700 |
Uh.. sometimes I see that happening..
Hey, that's quoted from Rush Hour! Damn I love that movie. |
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Jan 9 2005, 03:01 AM
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 Yes. this is me. Group: Member Posts: 154 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 78,940 |
You mean like in THIS POST???
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Jan 9 2005, 03:02 AM
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 白人看不懂 !!!! Group: Member Posts: 3,838 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,824 |
Well you see the problem is that when you intend to use sarcasm on the internet, you must make it VERY CLEAR that you are using it, because the reader doesn't know what context is accented, and what isn't, which primarily is what makes sarcasm, sarcasm.
Smileys really help enunciate the sarcasm. Like Great Job  and Great Job  So is capitalizing your accented words, although it's not as efficient. I would just prefer everyone stopped using sarcasm on the forum, as it's confusing and I don't really wanna bother with identifying someone's goddamn sarcastic comment. [edit] Don't assume everyone thinks what you're thinking when you write your post. If you make a sarcastic note, and the reader doesn't catch it, it is partially your fault for not enunciating the sarcastic factor enough, no matter how stupid the reader is. |
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Jan 9 2005, 03:02 AM
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 define our lives for us. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 11,656 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,293 |
^ Lol.
Yeah, people in my school go "Oh, really?" Whenever I something sarcastic. Dumb holes. xD Person: Omg. Was it you who screamed? Me: No, it was you. Person: No it wasn't. It was you! Me: NO DUH, I WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. [Edit] oh. Online.  One time I was IMing this person. Person: Omg ur font color is brite. Me: No, it's too dark. Person: ow it's too brite! Me: OMG I KNOW, I DID IT ON PURPOSE. Because earlier i said "I can make ur eyes hurt." |
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Jan 9 2005, 03:16 AM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
It's really hard to show sarcasm online.
The only way that I really could show it and most everyone would understand.. would be like.. *blahblah* </end sarcasm> ..But that takes the whole sarcastic effect out of it. |
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| *stephinika* |
Jan 9 2005, 03:38 AM
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sometimes though its really obvious and people still miss it...
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Jan 9 2005, 03:42 AM
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白人看不懂 !!!! Group: Member Posts: 3,838 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,824 |
QUOTE(stephinika @ Jan 9 2005, 12:38 AM) sometimes though its really obvious and people still miss it...  obvious for you. it might be obvious to me. But I'm not the standard of human thinking. So we can't assume that some person w/ a lower thinkin capacity will pick up on this subjectively obvious sarcasm. |
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| *wind&fire* |
Jan 9 2005, 03:43 AM
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sarcasm is in the stressing of syllables...you cant really but some how we all get it...
eg. "wow youre pretty...." can be interpreted diff it depends who im talking to |
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Jan 9 2005, 04:25 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 433 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 72,380 |
sometimes, it's just hard to show that you're being sarcastic
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Jan 9 2005, 04:55 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 4,750 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,581 |
It's easy to find sarcasim talking to a person face to face, it is a little difficult to find sarcasim through the internet.
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Jan 9 2005, 05:35 AM
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Yes. this is me. Group: Member Posts: 154 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 78,940 |
I think it's funny when people don't get it. Most of the time it's because they are people of low intelligence.
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Jan 9 2005, 11:14 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 4,357 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,115 |
You can't sound sarcastic on the internet....
" Yeah, nice shoes. " Depends on the way you say it, and whom you say it to. |
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| *Solipsist* |
Jan 9 2005, 11:42 AM
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Add sarcasm tags.
Shoot, they aren't that hard. - Solipsist |
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Jan 9 2005, 03:52 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 3,957 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,665 |
i don't get sarcasm sometimes...
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Jan 9 2005, 05:59 PM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
I'm never sarcasmn in internet... people think that way
 I'm usually not good at sarcasm haha. I got voted here in createblog for biggest sarcasm. I didn't know what that word means that time, then i asked one of the members here and she told me what sarcasm meant. but really I don't do sarcasm. What i say is true and know what I am talking about. Well actually I did sarcasm in person few times just with my sister only. Why do you guys think I do sarcasm gez. |
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Jan 9 2005, 06:05 PM
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 kristin Group: Member Posts: 5,705 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,985 |
sarcasm is a use of humor. to try and mock people. be careful on when you use sarcasm, because you can't always get the tone through the internet. if you are fustrated with people who do not understand you sarcsm, dont use it.
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Jan 9 2005, 06:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 100 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 76,645 |
it's not just people not understanding sarcasm it's people not reading the posts or the context surrounding what people are talking about.......
i guess i feel that the readers at createblog are pretty knowledgeable and it surprises me that some things that seem obvious to one person aren't to other |
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| *Azarel* |
Jan 9 2005, 06:17 PM
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What the hell is sarcasm?
.. it's stupid when I make it so blatantly obvious and people are oblivious to it.
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Jan 10 2005, 12:58 AM
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Yes. this is me. Group: Member Posts: 154 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 78,940 |
The worst is when you tell them it's sarcasm and they still don't get it
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Jan 10 2005, 01:08 AM
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 Hi! I'm Dani :) Group: Member Posts: 5,637 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,369 |
hmm maybe they are being sarcastic to? hmm maybe not. some people are slow like that.
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Jan 10 2005, 01:08 AM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(angel_roh @ Jan 9 2005, 6:59 PM) I'm never sarcasmn in internet... people think that way I'm usually not good at sarcasm haha. I got voted here in createblog for biggest sarcasm. I didn't know what that word means that time, then i asked one of the members here and she told me what sarcasm meant. but really I don't do sarcasm. What i say is true and know what I am talking about. Well actually I did sarcasm in person few times just with my sister only. Why do you guys think I do sarcasm gez. Susan.. the word "sarcasm" is a noun, not a verb. (sorry, I just had to point that out X] ) When were you voted for most "sarcastic?" Anyway, I am a pretty gullible person. I tend to fall for it haha. I have a friend who's sarcastic in everything he says... I tend to fall for it haha. But see, I catch on if I know for sure that it's meant to be in a sarcastic way.. It's easier for me to know when someone's sarcastic when they post on this forum because they either refer to something, say it in a funny way and enunciating certain words, or putting smilies there. Maybe once in a while I might not know. And also, it helps to READ all the posts before posting.. I don't want to repeat something and I want to know what the thread is exactly about and how people have reacted to it. That way, I'll know what's going on and maybe contribute something worth reading, rather than saying something that's already said or just not getting what's going on at all. But I agree with Jeff: We can't assume that everyone things the same as us. |
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Jan 10 2005, 01:10 AM
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 wannabe an official member! Group: Member Posts: 266 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 751 |
yea it really is to show sarcasm unless you do the famous "jk"
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Jan 10 2005, 01:11 AM
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 Sharie. Group: Member Posts: 2,429 Joined: Dec 2003 Member No: 103 |
QUOTE(DaTru KataLYST @ Jan 9 2005, 1:42 AM) obvious for you. it might be obvious to me. But I'm not the standard of human thinking. So we can't assume that some person w/ a lower thinkin capacity will pick up on this subjectively obvious sarcasm. If it's not obvious enough for them, then they are not superior enough.  QUOTE yea it really is to show sarcasm unless you do the famous "jk" "jk" defeats the purpose. I got in a petty little argument with a friend when I didn't say "jk" after I joke. I don't regret. |
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| *Azarel* |
Jan 10 2005, 01:16 AM
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QUOTE(Just_Dream @ Jan 9 2005, 10:08 PM) Susan.. the word "sarcasm" is a noun, not a verb. (sorry, I just had to point that out X] ) When were you voted for most "sarcastic?" I doubt she was. I like sarcasming. *falls over* ..haha, too amusing.
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