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A '''sarcasm mark''' or '''sarcasm point''' identifies text as being [[derogatory]] or [[ironic]]. Although a sarcasm mark exists in the [[Ethiopic language]]s,<ref>{{cite web| |
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url=http://yacob.org/papers/DanielYacob-IUC15.pdf| |
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title=A Roadmap to the Extension of the Ethiopic Writing System Standard Under Unicode and ISO-10646| |
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authors=Asteraye Tsigie, Berhanu Beyene, Daniel Aberra, Daniel Yacob| |
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work=15th International Unicode Conference| |
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year=1999| |
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page=6}}</ref> (an inverted exclamation mark used at the end of sentences) it is not a standard form of punctuation in [[English language|English]]. If a mark for such a purpose were proposed and became widely accepted, it would serve a similar purpose to the French [[irony mark]] in helping the reader to identify and interpret specific types of non-literal language. |
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== See also == |
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*[[Irony mark]] |
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*[[O RLY?]] |
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==References== |
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<references/> |
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[[Category:Punctuation]] |
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