--- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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> J:
> > I almost always know when you're being funny, whether
> > you use smileys or not.
>
> A:
> But I think you read carefully and are open to multiple meanings
> Possibly enhanced by your worki in editing. I know that my self-
> edity helps my reading skills.
Yes, I'm sure being an editor makes a difference.
Just for one thing--and this is common but not
universal among editors--both reading and writing
for me has a very strong auditory component; I
"hear" the words in my inner ear. I think that
increases sensitivity to nuance, especially with
regard to tone; it's a sort of multimedia effect.
<snip>
> J:
> > It also depends very much on the wording of the barb,
> > and the specific context. There's a just-over-the
> > edge quality to humorous barbs that tends to be
> > lacking in barbs that are meant seriously.
>
> A:
> Yes. Skillful writing involves providing the proper tip offs and
> nuances in words, not relying on voice inflect. Or Emoticons --
> which ultimately, IMO are a sigh of lazy writing.
Exactly.
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> A:
> Yes, deadpan is what makes a lot of things funny. The smiley can
> destroy that. And is sort of condescending ("hey, its a joke, I put
> the smiley in cuz I figured you were too dumb to get it.")
That too, yes indeed.
Also makes me think of teenage girls who dot their
"i's" with little hearts...
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