[lit-ideas] Re: Sarcasm
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 22:52:08 EDT
One problem with sarcasm may be its etymology. Few people are aware of it.
Yet they use the word, 'sarcastic'. Same with 'sophisticated'.:
"She is some sophisticated lady".
They seldom _implicate_ that she follows the teachings of Protagoras, the
great sophist(icate).
Cheers,
JL
In a message dated 4/7/2011 6:10:35 P.M., torgeir_fjeld@xxxxxxxx writes:
"Whatever happened to the good old sarcasm?" phatic wondered.
"As if you cared," I said.
"No, I'm serious. Irony fell into disrepute but is coming back big-time.
If you wanna make it in the tropes, go for some irony."
"Sure," I said.
"So with flattery. I mean I've got so much smoke up my behind it's blowing
out my ears," phatic informed.
"Yeah, no deflation in that category," I said.
"But now, sarcasm."
"Yes?" I asked.
Cheers,
-tor
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