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  2. Sarcasm - Wikipedia

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    Sarcasm recognition and expression both require the development of understanding forms of language, especially if sarcasm occurs without a cue or signal (e.g., a sarcastic tone or rolling the eyes). Sarcasm is argued to be more sophisticated than lying because lying is expressed as early as the age of three, but sarcastic expressions take place ...

  3. Tone indicator - Wikipedia

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    The syntax of modern tone indicators stems from /s, which has long been used on the internet to denote sarcasm. [4] This symbol is an abbreviated version of the earlier /sarcasm, itself a simplification of </sarcasm>, [5] the form of a humorous XML closing tag marking the end of a "sarcasm" block, and therefore placed at the end of a sarcastic ...

  4. Joke - Wikipedia

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    Linguist Robert Hetzron offers the definition: A joke is a short humorous piece of oral literature in which the funniness culminates in the final sentence, called the punchline… In fact, the main condition is that the tension should reach its highest level at the very end. No continuation relieving the tension should be added.

  5. Why 'I was just being sarcastic' can be such a ... - AOL

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    Oh come on, you could tell it was sarcasm ... right? AP Photo/Sue OgrockiAfter President Donald Trump said during a rally in June 2021 that increased testing was responsible for the surging number ...

  6. Irony punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Irony punctuation is any form of notation proposed or used to denote irony or sarcasm in written text. Written text, in English and other languages, lacks a standard way to mark irony, and several forms of punctuation have been proposed to fill the gap.

  7. Wikipedia:Sarcasm is really helpful - Wikipedia

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    Sarcasm is especially useful in controversial debates, the more controversial the better, where a sarcastic comment often has the effect of calming the situation. Don't worry about offending people; simply appending a smiley emoticon , humorous XML tag ( </sarcasm> ), or irony mark ( βΈ® ) to your comment will assuage any hurt feelings (Don't ...

  8. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    The ellipsis or omission of the second use of the verb makes the reader think harder about what is being said. "Painful pride" is an oxymoron, where two contradictory ideas are placed in the same sentence. "I had butterflies in my stomach" is a metaphor, referring to a nervous feeling as if there were flying insects in one's stomach.

  9. Talk:Sarcasm - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, the latter could mean that sarcasm is "the use of words that are usually used to mock or annoy someone for humorous purposes", which isn't what sarcasm is. I understand that there is some dispute and many misconceptions about what sarcasm actually is but I don't understand what this article is currently stating.