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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"Quilljar" wrote in message
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I think you mean 'irony' wilma

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Yours Quilly,


No, I meant sarcasm:

sar.casm \"sär-'ka-z?m\ n 1 : a cutting or contemptuous remark 2 : ironic
criticism or reproach - sar.cas.tic \sär-"kas-tik\ adj - sar.cas.ti.cal.ly
\-ti-k(?-)lÈ\ adv

Notice how sarcasm embodies irony, however.

Wilbur Hubbard




No,that wasn't sarcasm. That was lying.