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Xist	12-19-2018 12:59 AM

Can you think of any examples of irony and sarcasm?

The two obvious ones are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2o9D9EQbiQ

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sbFhOeqTzY

I have a new client and we are supposed to discuss irony and sarcasm, although strangely, the examples that I had for irony sounded like sarcasm.

I am not sure I will be sharing these examples, though.

Thanks! Have a great day!

freebeard

12-21-2018 05:53 PM

Rain on your wedding day?

They are slippery concepts that rely heavily on context. Tread carefully.

Sarcasm: "As if."

Xist	12-21-2018 07:12 PM

Quote:

Irony, apparently, was described by Socrates, animated by Shakespeare and O. Henry, and killed by a 1995 radio hit.

https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/20...ironic/481875/

freebeard

12-21-2018 07:39 PM

I got my $102.50 laptop loaded up with Russian anti-virus software, so I'm back on the World Wide Web and livin' large. :thumbup:

The reference to the song was phrased as a question for that reason.

Edit:
By the way....

http://justcarguy.blogspot.com/2011/...nd-double.html

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i_AovfzNXg...MoreBLBnew.jpg

Xist	12-21-2018 10:12 PM

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