Posted by Giles on 11/16/07 11:36

On 2006-01-04 18:21:00 +0000, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> said:

> In article <421u8eF1gfpkfU1@individual.net>,
> Giles <usenet.giles@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2006-01-04 02:50:41 +0000, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> said:
>>
>>> In article <420da6F1gog4nU1@individual.net>,
>>> Giles <usenet.giles@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> At this rate, Microsoft will introduce html as the default format for
>>>> email any day now,
>>>
>>> You mean they haven't yet?
>>
>> Clearly we need a plain text marker for irony. How about reversed
>> parentheses, )like so(?
>>
>> Giles
>
> How about using HTML-like markers, like this:
>
> <irony> An ironic statement goes here. </irony>
>
> We can extend that to stuff like this:
>
> <sarcasm> A sarcastic comment goes here. </sarcasm>
>
> <AOL> I agree!!!! </AOL>

<irony free>
Sorry Michelle. I was feeling a little snappy at the moment of posting,
for reasons unconnected with your post. And I do use such tags, in an
all too frequent manner.

But wouldn't signalled irony cease to be irony? It strikes me it would
then be more like sarcasm. Which was why I thought my line on irony
markers was, erm, an irony. Apologies.
</irony free>

Giles

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