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Re: OT: Negation as the indicative standard

From:Philippe Caquant <herodote92@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 21, 2004, 8:18
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.
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