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minus-squareWhostosay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoMaking it obvious with a /s or similar takes a away from that I feel
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months ago/s doesn’t take away from the point, it’s just an indicator. In this day and age, it’s legitimately impossible to tell otherwise sometimes.
minus-squareagnomeunknown@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI’ve always been a fan of using an asterisk, which I refer to as starcasm
minus-squareeronth@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWe change our vocal intonation when delivering it verbally to help make it obvious. Text lacks those subtleties, so it needs a more direct signifier.
minus-squareWhostosay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI can see it being important in some cases, but the vast majority are fine
Making it obvious with a /s or similar takes a away from that I feel
/s doesn’t take away from the point, it’s just an indicator. In this day and age, it’s legitimately impossible to tell otherwise sometimes.
I’ve always been a fan of using an asterisk, which I refer to as starcasm
That works too!
We change our vocal intonation when delivering it verbally to help make it obvious. Text lacks those subtleties, so it needs a more direct signifier.
I can see it being important in some cases, but the vast majority are fine