Re: OT: Negation as the indicative standard

Well, that's what my dictionnary says, and I agree to
it... You can also find definitions using the words
"cruel", "mocking", etc. If that is not offensive, I
don't know what it is...

Maybe you mean that English sarcasm is not the same as
French sarcasme ?

--- Joe <joe@...> wrote:
> Philippe Caquant wrote:
>
> >Sarcasm is a more biting or offending sort of irony
> >(greek sarkazein = to bite flesh). That must be why
> >the cynics are sarcastic (kunos = dog).
> >
> Who's the native speaker here?  ;-)
>
> Sarcasm doesn't have to be offensive.

=====
Philippe Caquant

"Le langage est source de malentendus."
(Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

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