Why is it so hard to read sarcasm? - Josey
Sarcasm is something we are all used to hearing. Whether for a comedic effect or just to get a point across it is something we may hear from day to day. So why is it so hard to pick up on sarcasm through text or emails? The article I read noted that it can be very difficult to notice sarcasm in writing because we do not see the change in tone, the body language, or the actual clues that tell us something is not serious. Sarcasm is often used in ambiguous situations and this is another reason it is hard to notice, especially without enough context. In research through email researchers have discovered the use of emojis to assist with the delivery of sarcasm through texts. They can make details much more clear and assist the reader in interpreting the writing. People also found there are certain words that are more associated with sarcasm through text. Wow, for example, is commonly put at the beginning of a sarcastic sentence.
I think this is a very real problem people face when they read texts and can easily interpret it incorrectly. While texting I have had misunderstandings like this happen and was curious how often they happen to other people. When looking I found a short article written by someone who had come up with their own word for when misunderstandings like this happen over text. The word is arghablargafarg and it means a moment of confusion where someone has to go back to fix something they said that was incorrectly interpreted.
After thinking about these ideas I decided to look around for more articles about linguistics through texting. I found several articles on the same small detail that has become increasingly recognized through texts. Although it is easy to forget about periods at the end of on sentence texts have become recognized as angry, standoffish, or passive aggressive. Researchers found that using a period at the end of the text think the writer is insincere. The way we text is constantly changing with our language and the way we perceive things that are texted to us are changing as well. Although it may seem this could ruin some of the writing skills we work so hard to gain, students at universities have shown that it does not, it instead is like someone using a different language while they are texting, then switching back for formal conversations or writing.
I think it is very interesting how texting has become something so common that we do, but how it still has its own language through acronyms, punctuation and the casualness of a text conversation. It has become a quicker way for people to communicate, but it also seems like it has developed its own rules of language. Although these rules do change just like any language does, they also change how we interpret the writing we receive through text messages. Not only has what we say and its meaning through text changed, but emojis have become more and more used developing their own meaning. The whole idea of texting becoming almost like its own language is pretty interesting to me because I Texting and meanings of specific acronyms or emojis through texting has become more and more developed and I think it is pretty interesting how things can change so fast, but most people also seem to keep up with the changes.
Original Article - https://theconversation.com/why-is-sarcasm-so-difficult-to-detect-in-texts-and-emails-91892
Misenterpratation word - https://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-word-for-when-you-have-a-misunderstanding-via-text-1654286385
Periods at the end of sentencese - https://www.businessinsider.com/using-periods-in-text-messages-etiquette-2016-7
I think this is a very real problem people face when they read texts and can easily interpret it incorrectly. While texting I have had misunderstandings like this happen and was curious how often they happen to other people. When looking I found a short article written by someone who had come up with their own word for when misunderstandings like this happen over text. The word is arghablargafarg and it means a moment of confusion where someone has to go back to fix something they said that was incorrectly interpreted.
After thinking about these ideas I decided to look around for more articles about linguistics through texting. I found several articles on the same small detail that has become increasingly recognized through texts. Although it is easy to forget about periods at the end of on sentence texts have become recognized as angry, standoffish, or passive aggressive. Researchers found that using a period at the end of the text think the writer is insincere. The way we text is constantly changing with our language and the way we perceive things that are texted to us are changing as well. Although it may seem this could ruin some of the writing skills we work so hard to gain, students at universities have shown that it does not, it instead is like someone using a different language while they are texting, then switching back for formal conversations or writing.
I think it is very interesting how texting has become something so common that we do, but how it still has its own language through acronyms, punctuation and the casualness of a text conversation. It has become a quicker way for people to communicate, but it also seems like it has developed its own rules of language. Although these rules do change just like any language does, they also change how we interpret the writing we receive through text messages. Not only has what we say and its meaning through text changed, but emojis have become more and more used developing their own meaning. The whole idea of texting becoming almost like its own language is pretty interesting to me because I Texting and meanings of specific acronyms or emojis through texting has become more and more developed and I think it is pretty interesting how things can change so fast, but most people also seem to keep up with the changes.
Original Article - https://theconversation.com/why-is-sarcasm-so-difficult-to-detect-in-texts-and-emails-91892
Misenterpratation word - https://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-word-for-when-you-have-a-misunderstanding-via-text-1654286385
Periods at the end of sentencese - https://www.businessinsider.com/using-periods-in-text-messages-etiquette-2016-7
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