ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agoIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareGreenBeard@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoOh, they do. Depending on the context, there’s a whole host of ways to imply sarcasm without depending on intonation. Body language, context, double entendre, formality shifts, etc.
Oh, they do. Depending on the context, there’s a whole host of ways to imply sarcasm without depending on intonation. Body language, context, double entendre, formality shifts, etc.