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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Sarcasm

if you are asked a question and you answer it and the party asking says i know, is it sarcastic to ask why the question was asked at all
  

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Hi, if you are asked a question and you answer it and the party asking says i know, is it sarcastic to ask why the question was asked at all It's impossible to know if sarcasm is involved without knowing things like the context, what was actually said, the tone of voice, etc. ' sarcasm. Sarcasm commonly involves a degree of irony, eg you say 'That was a good question' when in fact you actually mean 'That was a stupid question'.

— Clive

  • Hi, if you are asked a question and you answer it and the party asking says i know, is it sarcastic to ask why the question was asked at all It's impossible to know if sarcasm is involved without knowing things like the context, what was actually said, the tone of voice, etc.
  • ' sarcasm.
  • Sarcasm commonly involves a degree of irony, eg you say 'That was a good question' when in fact you actually mean 'That was a stupid question'.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

if you are asked a question and you answer it and the party asking says i know, is it sarcastic to ask why the question was asked at all

It's impossible to know if sarcasm is involved without knowing things like the context, what was actually said, the tone of voice, etc.

More specifically, I wouldn't usually call a statement like 'Then why did you ask?' sa
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