On: Getting to Know Americans

[bioh42_2]

You know, unlike English some languages have a sarcastic tense.

[nebaneba → bioh42_2]

Fascinating. Sarcasm is inherent in the grammar? Can you give some examples?

update: searched a bit, cannot find any supporting evidence for bioh42_2's statement.

[bioh42_2 → nebaneba]

Inferential or renarrative mood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferential_mood

Not always intended as sarcastic, but:

The main body of the news report tends to use the renarrative correctly - but sometimes, again, it is intentionally avoided. (...) This is because, due to its ambiguity, the renarrative in such cases could be perceived as a passing of judgement or expression of doubt by the reporter...

[jarin → nebaneba]

He used it in his post, you must have missed it.

[burgerbrain → bioh42_2]

Wouldn't that spoil the humor, similar to how "sarcasm tags" on the internet do?