Sarcasm, then, is complex and multifaceted. It can be hurtful – even spiteful – or, in many instances, a way of criticising ...

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What do the phrases "Nice job," "Very funny," and "That was clever" all have in common? Each statement in its literal form reads as socially appropriate praise, but in spoken word may more closely ...