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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 ...
Double emphasis, such as italics and boldface, "italics in quotation marks", or italics and an exclamation point!, is unnecessary. Underlining is used in typewriting and handwriting to represent italic type. Generally, do not underline text or it may be confused with links on a web page. [f]
A roast is a form of insult comedy, originating in American humor, in which a specific individual, a guest of honor, is subjected to jokes at their expense, as well as genuine praise and tributes. The assumption is that the roastee can take the jokes in good humor and not as serious criticism or insult. The individual is surrounded by friends ...
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SARCASM* tags would be a lot easier for everyone on the internet. You don't say "*SARCASM*" IRL, so it's not really known for sure that you're being sarcastic. On the 'net, however, with *SARCASM* tags, it's known 100%. Vael Victus 15:55, 30 April 2008 (UTC) What a great idea! ← κεηηε∂γ (shout at me) 10:54, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
However, if the list is long, we should then link to something like Wikipedia:List of scripts that should or should not be italicized – I'm not sure exactly what to call such a page. I came to this Manual of Style page for help while (carefully and tediously) List of names of Asian cities in different languages. In my edit, I removed italics ...
140 best Irish blessings for St. Patrick's Day. It's normal to hear various "season's greetings" around the holidays, and different types of "best wishes" and congratulatory statements when ...
Do not put quotations in italics unless the quoted material would otherwise call for italics, such as for emphasis and the use of non-English words (see the Manual of Style). Indicate whether italics were used in the original text or whether they were added later. For example: Now cracks a noble heart.