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What You Never Knew About Your Favorite Holiday Movies & What Sarcasm Does

Something You Should Know

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Why Do We Use Sarcasm?

Sarcasm is a form of figurative language that involves saying the opposite of what you mean. It's been something i've been studying since i was a senior undergraduate, actually, m in psychology. Why would you risk being misunderstood when the whole point of talking and communicating is to be understood? So there must be some pay offs. And so it becomes interesting to think about, you know, what is that telling us about human thinking?"

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