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Re: Ironic Use of Attitudinals

To: Lojban List <lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: Ironic Use of Attitudinals
From: John Cowan <cowan@locke.ccil.org>
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 11:15:29 -0500
Organization: Lojban Peripheral
References: <199711071002.FAA17990@locke.ccil.org>

Ashley Yakeley wrote:

> 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?

The point is that *explicit* expressions of emotion in English are
inherently somewhat ironic; English has a stiff-upper-lip assumption,
especially in writing.  Not so Lojban.

-- 
John Cowan	http://www.ccil.org/~cowan		cowan@ccil.org
			e'osai ko sarji la lojban

References:
- Ironic Use of Attitudinals
  - From: Ashley Yakeley <AshleyB@HALCYON.COM>

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