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Appendix:Variations of "s" English Alternative forms </s> Pronunciation Occurs predominantly in written form, so rarely pronounced except when reading written texts. en /ˈslæʃˈɛs/ US Etymology Based on HTML code, in which a slash indicates the end of an element (for example, </b> marks the end of bold formatting). Originally written as </sarcasm> (to mark the end of a sarcastic message) with the block of text enclosed (see < > </ >), this was later simplified to /sarcasm and eventually just /s.Khodak Mikhail Saunshi Nikunj Vodrahalli Kiran A Large Self-Annotated Corpus for Sarcasm Proceedings of the Language Resources and Evaluation Conference 7–12 May 2018 1 http://www.lrec-conf.org/proceedings/lrec2018/pdf/160.pdf 8 February 2019 2017arXiv170405579K https://web.archive.org/web/20261002092641/http://www.lrec-conf.org/proceedings/lrec2018/pdf/160.pdf 2 October 2026 Symbol sym en internet slang tone indicator Denotes that the preceding statement is sarcastic. en Wow, I never would have guessed /s en Alia Paavola Tone indicators: A complete list and how to use them Textline https://www.textline.com/blog/tone-indicator-list 2024-12-03 This is just what I needed on a Monday. /s https://web.archive.org/web/20260928182213/https://www.textline.com/blog/tone-indicator-list 28 September 2026 See also en /rant References Tone Indicators List en tone indicators s French Alternative forms fr s/s Preposition fr sous Usage notes Chiefly used in place names, such as on signposts. Further reading