Someone, I think Simon Kelner, once wrote that papers shd use a type called "ironic" (like italic but slanting backwards) to help Americans
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I don't see the connection?
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Mirror writes apology that is so OTT it can only be ironic, then implies that recipient of apology didn't get irony because he's American.
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Ah sorry. Read it at too much haste. Lots of messages for some reason today...
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I'm so surprised by that piece. It's Sarah Lyall. She normally seems to get Britain better than Brits do.
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What if...
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I don't mind that but she missed that the butt of it is the Brits ourselves
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or <irony> </irony> tags?
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It would help avoid problems
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Worth the reminder that foreigners often don't get British humour. Look how badly Boris is interpreted around the globe.
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No, that's just Boris.
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I believe it was Roy Hattersley,
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People who think Americans don't understand irony can't be very familiar with American culture.
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did Kelner have a special typeface for Johann Hari, too?
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Or hire Hollywood to "translate". They're experienced in remaking classics in a simpler, whiter & more understandable way.
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Brilliant idea.
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Backward slanting fonts exist. They are difficult to read and pug ugly.
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*Idiotic*
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