Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.
09 August 2011
Sarcasm for the Masses
Three years after Oz and Ends suggested using backslant (i.e., left-leaning italics) as a way to signal written sarcasm, Sartalics.com has take up the suggestion.
They offer links to an online petition.
Because those always have so much effect.
And a Twitter feed.
Since no one else has one of those.
More on proposed sarcasm indicators here and here.
That's an interesting idea. I wonder if it would get the same resistance that using regular italics for emphasis gets in literature; some say if the emphasis isn't clear from the context, rewrite...
Yeah, I’ve made it a point of pride to avoid smileys in emails, figuring that forces me to convey the tone another way. Of course, it doesn't always work.
That's an interesting idea. I wonder if it would get the same resistance that using regular italics for emphasis gets in literature; some say if the emphasis isn't clear from the context, rewrite...
ReplyDeleteYeah, I’ve made it a point of pride to avoid smileys in emails, figuring that forces me to convey the tone another way. Of course, it doesn't always work.
ReplyDelete