Seriously though, there really needs to be a well-recognized way to indicate sarcasm in text.
Exactly. I'm surprised that there aren't any common implementations in forums and such. If only enclosing text with a sarcasm tag worked some magic, such as adding an asterisk and fine print like "*this sarcasm warning has not been approved by the FDA and is not intended to prevent, treat, or cure any misinformed replies."
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Seriously though, there really needs to be a well-recognized way to indicate sarcasm in text.
Exactly. I'm surprised that there aren't any common implementations in forums and such. If only enclosing text with a sarcasm tag worked some magic, such as adding an asterisk and fine print like "*this sarcasm warning has not been approved by the FDA and is not intended to prevent, treat, or cure any misinformed replies."