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CockneyRebel
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19 Oct 2013, 12:27 am

I understand sarcasm, I just don't like it. It's just as bad as Valley Talk.


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19 Oct 2013, 7:21 pm

Sarcasm is so frustrating.I can never tell when the person is joking or being serious.



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21 Oct 2013, 5:04 am

I get confused and embarrassed, and sometimes hurt. Someone will say [whatever] and I reply, "Seriously?" or I'll actually answer rhetorical questions and they say (while rolling their eyes) "I was just JOKING." I just feel like they're trying to make me look idiotic or something.


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21 Oct 2013, 6:00 am

Two_Sheds wrote:
I get confused and embarrassed, and sometimes hurt. Someone will say [whatever] and I reply, "Seriously?" or I'll actually answer rhetorical questions and they say (while rolling their eyes) "I was just JOKING." I just feel like they're trying to make me look idiotic or something.


I totally do the same thing! and when teachers are talking/lecturing in class I can never tell if it's rhetorical or they want an answer!



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27 Oct 2013, 4:03 pm

Ehhhh, I don't feel too bad. It depends on the exact situation. I may go straight back on track to making my next comment in the conversation, or I may begin to wonder what the person is exactly thinking of me for not noticing it.


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27 Oct 2013, 4:06 pm

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when teachers are talking/lecturing in class I can never tell if it's rhetorical or they want an answer!


Rhetorical questions are so....... purposeless. I don't like them; I don't use them; I get irritated when other people use them. What is the point in asking a question if you don't want an answer?


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27 Oct 2013, 7:57 pm

Yeah. It doesn't really happen much now but the times it does, very embarrassing !