I personally would not include sarcasm as a prominent linguistic
trait, but I accept your opinion and can sympathise with your
assertions of linguistic difficulties.
However, let it be noted that I try to follow World English stylistic
guidelines, but obviously this excludes sarcasm which varies more from
culture to culture than from language to language. (unlike most
Americans, I do at times sign e-mails with "cheers")
Mark
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:59:43 +1100, David Gerard
<fun(a)thingy.apana.org.au> wrote:
Mark Williamson (node.ue(a)gmail.com) [050211 11:41]:
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:29:04 +1100, David Gerard
<fun(a)thingy.apana.org.au> wrote:
> Ron H (aceron99(a)hotmail.com) [050210 13:09]:
> > I would like to request adding Quenya
to the list of languages on
> > Wikimedia. Quenya is the language of the elves in the works of Tolkien.
> > Other fictional languages, such as Klingon, already exist on Wikipedia. I
> > speak passing Quenya. I have already prepared several articles, including
> > one on constellations, and would like to add them to a quenya-language
> > wiki.
> I think we can all agree that Quenya should
be created before we even
> consider Cantonese.
> ... no?
I'm pretty sure you're being sarcastic,
and if you are, it's funny.
But I just want to make sure... are you?
I cite the above as evidence of Commonwealth English being mutually
unintelligible with American English. For further proof, I will show
transcripts of British English users arguing politics with American
libertarians on #wikipedia. No way either can understand anything the
other is saying.
- d.
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