The Collegian

Issue date: 1/26/10 Section: Opinion

Media Credit: Gorby Lingad

Media Credit: Courtesy of sarcmark.com

Introducing the SarcMark, the newest punctuation mark created by Sarcasm Inc. Tired of being unsure as to whether readers will understand when you are using sarcasm in your sentences, paragraphs, articles, arguments and/or essays? Well, then this punctuation mark is for you! In order to avoid being misinterpreted by readers, you can simply add this symbol to the end of a sarcastic statement:
For example, take the following statement: George Bush is genius incarnate.
Although the sarcasm is clear to the writer, it remains true that a reader might interpret said sentence literally. To avoid any possible confusion, simply insert a SarcMark at the end of the sentence: George Bush is genius incarnate.
See how useful this new piece of punctuation is? See how it can simplify and/or avoid many possible hermeneutic pitfalls?
As the Sarcasm Inc. homepage proclaims: "Stand Up For Sarcasm - It needs a punctuation mark.  Let your voice and written word be heard across the country, the continent, and the world."
"Don't questions have one??? Exclamations have them!!! Equal Rights for Sarcasm - Use the SarcMark®" In order to add this designer piece of punctuation to your repertoire, all you have to do is foot the $1.99 bill

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