2007-11-05 06:38:28 · 22 answers · asked by realitycheck 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Amanda...interesting theory I hadn't
considered, thanks.
2007-11-05 06:43:48 · update #1
Probably a lack of humor, and the
lack of verbal/non verbal cues.
2007-11-05 06:46:03 · update #2
'To dream the impossible dream'.......
OK , try this one -- "Through all the fish-eyed lens of tear-stained eyes , I can barely define the shape of this moment in time".
Not necessarily sarcasm , but deep nonetheless .
In closing I'd like to point out that -- "I'm not a fig-plucker , nor a fig-pluckers son , but I'll pluck figs till all the fig-pluckin is done ".
2007-11-05 06:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
Sarcasm requires some skill to be offered and the same skill to be recognized. If the 'point' is not clear in the transmission, then it won't connect in the reception. In other words, it is a two way street, and therein lies the problem. Communication requires an active 4 way formula - 1) what you think 2) what you say 3) what is heard 4) what is understood. So many ways to lose the message ( sarcasm).
2007-11-05 06:46:46 · answer #2 · answered by commonsense 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps the lack of a well rounded education. The desire to tease v. present a debate or valuable opinion? No sense but nonsense. And then there are those in vain attempts try and fail at presenting sarcasm all together. Where outer space divides reality... and the far too often unknown.
2007-11-05 06:53:33 · answer #3 · answered by Mele Kai 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Text based communication is much harder to garner emotion, sarcasm, etc from. Many are lacking in the sense of humor dept as well.
2007-11-05 06:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by slykitty62 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The World Wide Web has spawned a new category to Jesus's famous treaty
Having Eyes but can not see
Having ears you can not hear
And Now Having a Keyboard you can not speak or be understood
2007-11-05 06:45:25 · answer #5 · answered by whirling W dervish 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm is very hard to express without the intonation and body language available to people when they speak in person.
I also follow Barthes philosophy, "the death of the author" wherein once the word is on paper it ceases being the author's and is up to the reader for interpretation.
2007-11-05 06:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm, OK! From now on, I'll grasp a little sarcasm.
I Cr 13;8a
2007-11-05 14:43:16 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is generally harder to grasp sarcasm with a text-based method, like Yahoo! Answers or IM.
2007-11-05 06:41:35 · answer #8 · answered by ameeker 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The reason escapes me!
No sense of humor, maybe?
2007-11-05 06:43:42 · answer #9 · answered by Supercell 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when it is a text-based way of speaking, often something more is needed to emphasize where someone is stressing their voice, were they to be speaking their thoughts rather than typing them.
It would be more apparent that someone was being sarcastic if they capitalized more, or used more punctuation... or if it was possible to use italics on Y!A.
2007-11-05 06:48:30 · answer #10 · answered by Lily Iris 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋