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by bioh42_2 5548 days ago
You know, unlike English some languages have a sarcastic tense.
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nebaneba 5548 days ago
Fascinating. Sarcasm is inherent in the grammar? Can you give some examples?

update: searched a bit, cannot find any supporting evidence for bioh42_2's statement.

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bioh42_2 5547 days ago
Inferential or renarrative mood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferential_mood

Not always intended as sarcastic, but:

The main body of the news report tends to use the renarrative correctly - but sometimes, again, it is intentionally avoided. (...) This is because, due to its ambiguity, the renarrative in such cases could be perceived as a passing of judgement or expression of doubt by the reporter...

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jarin 5548 days ago
He used it in his post, you must have missed it.
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burgerbrain 5548 days ago
Wouldn't that spoil the humor, similar to how "sarcasm tags" on the internet do?
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