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6/25/2013 6:10:29 PM
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when was sarcasm invented
if you lived in the 1500s and used sarcasm people would think you're a fucking idiot.
when was this form of humor invented?
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1 ReplyYesterday.
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1 ReplyWho knows? If you had a time machine and visited the guy who invented it, he would just say "Naww" if you ask him if he invented sarcasm.
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3 Replies[quote]The word comes from the Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmos) which is taken from the word σαρκάζειν meaning "to tear flesh, bite the lip in rage, sneer".[1] It is first recorded in English in 1579, in an annotation to The Shepheardes Calender by Edmund Spenser: Tom piper, an ironicall Sarcasmus, spoken in derision of these rude wits, whych ...[1] However, the word sarcastic, meaning "Characterized by or involving sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly cutting or caustic", doesn't appear until 1695.[/quote] Source: wikipedia
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Edited by Steve: 6/25/2013 6:22:18 PM[quote]The word sarcastic, meaning "Characterized by or involving sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly cutting or caustic", doesn't appear until 1695.[/quote]
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3 RepliesI think it's specific to some cultures to. All I know is that if the Japanese traditionally have sarcasm, it's nothing like ours.
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When Miss Vaggiana met Mr Dick.
