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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
irony or sarcasm
The girl really needs to pee
Is this sarcasm or irony. Are these sentences natural?
Dad, you said we would be home in 5 minutes. It's not like I need to pee badly. /I don't need to pee at all. Had you told me it would take 30 minutes to get home from the restaurant, I would have gone to the restroom there.
Thank you
Is this sarcasm or irony. Are these sentences natural?
Dad, you said we would be home in 5 minutes. It's not like I need to pee badly. /I don't need to pee at all. Had you told me it would take 30 minutes to get home from the restaurant, I would have gone to the restroom there.
Thank you
Top answer
I assume you are asking about the underlined part. Sarcasm involves trying to hurt the other person. I don't really see that here.
- I assume you are asking about the underlined part.
- Sarcasm involves trying to hurt the other person.
- I don't really see that here.
- There might be mild irony in the sense of saying the opposite of what you mean.
- But the more common definition of irony involves some element of incongruity, and I don't see that here.
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The girl really needs to pee
Is this sarcasm or irony .I assume you are asking about the underlined part.
Sarcasm involves trying to hurt the other person. I don't really see that here.
There might be mild irony in the sense of saying the opposite of what you mean. But the mo
Is this sarcasm or irony .I assume you are asking about the underlined part.
Sarcasm involves trying to hurt the other person. I don't really see that here.
There might be mild irony in the sense of saying the opposite of what you mean. But the mo
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