Sarcasm

Sarcasm is sneering, jesting, or mocking a person, situation or thing. It is often used in a humorous or ironical manner and is expressed through vocal intonations such as over-emphasizing the actual statement or particular words.

Sarcasm in electronic communication

Because it is vocally-oriented, sarcasm can be difficult to grasp in written form and is easily misinterpreted. To prevent this some people end sarcastic comments on the Internet with an emoticon, emphasize words with italics, bold, and/or underlining (e.g. That's just great), or surround them with a made-up XML tag, e.g. <sarcasm> or <snicker>.

Related Topics:
Internet - Emoticon - XML

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In the UK, television subtitles for those with impaired hearing have adopted the use of (!) following speech in which sarcasm or irony is perceptible via the tone of voice.

Related Topics:
UK - Subtitles - Impaired hearing - Irony

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