Thread: SMILIES pro versus con
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Old 04-17-2006, 02:41 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by ferret88
maybe I just haven't figured out how to express sarcasm correctly without the use of nonverbal "language."
This isn't a problem for me, as I never overtly indicate the use of sarcasm (neither on the internet nor in-real-life). I prefer a dry presentation in which the meaning is left up to the wits of the listener/reader. To me, over-presentation of sarcasm ruins the joke.
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