New Scientist: Understanding sarcasm is a complex business
Yeah, right, understanding sarcasm is, like, soooooo complex.
Oh, that's interesting
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New Scientist: Understanding sarcasm is a complex business
Yeah, right, understanding sarcasm is, like, soooooo complex.
Once, while working in a local special school, I was told 'never use sarcasm on children'. 'why?' I asked, 'do they find it too upsetting?' 'no', came the reply, ' they just don't understand it!'
ps. Can't access the comments section to the Liverpool entry below. Get it sorted, man!
Works fine at this end!
The rule should also read "Never use sarchasm* on Americans". Try it some time. Always worth a laugh.
Oh, and never try it on my mother either. Typical conversations go as follows:
Me: Sorry we took so long getting here - the motorway was full of BMWs, and you know that when you buy one you get a certificate allowing you to change lane unexpectedly without indicating.
Mum: Really?
Me: No mother. Not really.
*sarchasm - the gulf between the author of a sarcastic comment and the person who doesn't get it.