The wee squiggle at link is known as a 'Sarcmark' and is (apparently) downloadable for $1.99 ! This allows the lazy interweb user convey sarcasm; and the reader to understand that the comments were written *sarcastically', thus pocket-lining the industrious and aiding the tenuous user : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...confusion.html
I presume you're being sarcastic. Not even the Telegraph could be stupid enough to fall for that.
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Politicians do not stand for anything beyond whatever they think will get them elected.
l think mostly we can decipher if a member is being sarcastic :-p
or even ironic Irony mark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [SIZE=4][COLOR=DarkGreen]؟[/COLOR][/SIZE]
Vlad The Impaler was the original stakeholder!
l don't like the squiggle >> Sarcasm punctuation mark aims to put an end to email confusion - Telegraph ż BUT if it helps denote something , then we should ALL buy it , no ?
/sarcasm works fine
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"Paul Sak of the firm said that the new punctuation mark was not a gimmick and had serious potential applications, such as allowing deaf people to pick up sarcasm in subtitles."
Hmmmmm.....
Well dot,won't the sarcmark ,ahem,telegraph your intentions and draw the sting from your barbed witticisms?
Besides,all the purveyors of crude slapstick and abuse dressed up as comment will use it to sprinkle stardust on their drivel.Not you of course!
Not until it appears on a keyboard. Orherwise too mch bother to become meme
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