
09-01-2007, 12:04 AM
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Causer of Unrest
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Arizona
Posts: 4,005
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I think there's a difference between sarcasm and irony. All sarcasm is ironic, but all irony is not sarcastic. To me, sarcasm is meant to be biting. Irony is meant to be humorous, and for gentle poking of fun. That said, I will use sarcasm to select people in quiet earshot to be mean about others, which, admittedly, is not kind, but I would not brandish the weapon at the intended victim. There are things we mutter to those closest to us that we'd never say aloud.
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