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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

1) What is the difference between sarcasm and irony?

1) What is the difference between sarcasm and irony?

2) What is the difference between a cork and stopper?

3) What is the verb for this action:

Some piece of paint falls off from the wall

What verb can we replace for fall off?


4) Where do you get a chance to see a telescope?
  

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1) What is the difference between sarcasm and irony ? sarcasm • noun the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. view=uk 2) What is the difference between a cork and stopper ?

— Optilang

  • 1) What is the difference between sarcasm and irony ?
  • sarcasm • noun the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
  • view=uk 2) What is the difference between a cork and stopper ?
  • A cork is traditionally made out of cork.
  • A stopper can be made from other materials such as plastic, rubber 3) What is the verb for this action: Some piece of paint falls off from the wall.
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1) What is the difference between sarcasm and irony?

sarcasm

• noun the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/sarcasm?view=uk


2) What is the difference between a cork and stopper ? A cork is traditionally
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Sarcasm is a bitter remark with a view to offending somebody but irony is saying the exact opposite of one's thoughts with a view to be emphatic, amusing etc.
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optilangThe paint is flaking
Optilang, Is there any difference between flaking and chipping off?
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New2grammar
optilangThe paint is flaking
Optilang, Is there any difference between flaking and chipping off?

To me flaking means the paint is coming off in flakes.

Chipping I see more as cuts or breaks in the paint.

So I would expect the chipping to start first, leading to the paint flaking off.
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Hi,
I cherish your help.
But in sentence 4 I meant something different than shops. It is a place that connects with astronomy
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