03-15-2007, 05:13 AM | #1 | |
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A revolution in writing?
I read this little amusing article today (translation mine):
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Would anyone use it in their writings? Should new punctuation marks be added or is that pointless? Or which other mark would you like to see developed?
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03-15-2007, 11:07 AM | #2 |
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Not a bad idea, though I've got to say that half the fun of irony is seeing if people grasp it or not.
A mark that says, "this is an ironic statement" might kill the fun. Though, there are times when I use the smilie for the same thing when I fear that if someone doesn't realize I'm being ironic, they might take it personally.
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03-15-2007, 11:17 AM | #3 |
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Agree with BJ, though I think that the similarity with the exclamation mark might make me think it's being shouted or something.
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03-15-2007, 11:58 AM | #4 | |
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The thing is, that mark is allready on warning signs warning against electrisity...
But otherwise I prefer irony to be evedent rather than marked(I hope this isn't introduced to english)
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03-15-2007, 01:36 PM | #5 |
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I like it. It's about time to make a regular writing more expressive.
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03-29-2007, 03:23 PM | #6 |
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I'm not against it, certainly . I think in the right contexts, it could add something.
But I have to say, if you're so shallow that you can't grasp irony anyways, forming a mark to say 'this is ironic' wont help you . |
03-29-2007, 10:36 PM | #7 |
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It looks a lot like a weird shaped question mark. I would probably never use it. If you don't use irony the right way, some people might not get it, but irony is usually understood.
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03-30-2007, 10:13 PM | #8 |
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Oh, that's simply a lovely idea. And of course I'm going to use it in my next book. Simply a lovely idea.
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03-31-2007, 01:05 AM | #9 |
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I think someone ought to do something with the period and the exclamation mark. So many people read exclamation marks with absolutely no exclamation at all whatsoever. Something in between the two might spark some imagination, because not all things quite need an exclamation, but most need more than a period.
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03-31-2007, 12:44 PM | #10 |
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I'd certainly never use that mark in my book writing. Spelling things out like that, I think, can spoil the humor.
I might use it in place of the "" emoticon, here in Entmoot posts, though, on occasion, if it really takes off and becomes extremely widespread and popular.
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