Ironic Use of Attitudinals

[Ashley Yakeley <AshleyB@HALCYON.COM>]

Also sprach refgram --

     It is important to realize that ``.uu'', and indeed all
attitudinals,
     are meant to be used sincerely, not ironically. In English, the
     exclamation ``Pity!'' is just as likely to be ironically intended,
but
     this usage does not extend to Lojban. Lying with attitudinals is
     (normally) as inappropriate to Lojban discourse as any other kind of
     lying: perhaps worse, because misunderstood emotions can cause even
     greater problems than misunderstood statements.

I assume the refgram is merely saying that none of the attitudinals are
ironic by default, rather than that attitudinals should never be used
ironically. Is this right?

--
Ashley Yakeley, Seattle WA
http://www.halcyon.com/ashleyb/