British sarcasm A couple of examples for you:EXAMPLE ONEI come in from outside, dripping wet and soaked to the skin, with my hair all stuck to my face. &nbsp;You can hear rain and thunder in the backg

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British sarcasm

A couple of examples for you:

EXAMPLE ONE

I come in from outside, dripping wet and soaked to the skin, with my hair all stuck to my face. You can hear rain and thunder in the background.

Someone says to you "Is it raining outside?"

Remember the saying about "Ask a stupid question....."

You reply: "No! Its bright sunshine mate, I've just been sunbathing!"

It is obvious to both you and the person originally asking the question, that this is not actually the case. You have just said it to make him realise how stupid his question was.

EXAMPLE TWO

You come downstairs dressed in running shorts, a running vest and trainers (sneakers to our USA cousins). Someone asks:

"Are you going running?"

You reply

"No i'm visiting the Queen!"

It is obvious that you are going running. "Ask a stupid question...."

A couple of YouTube videos to illustrate further:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcOfFeKXcd4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNuDbO3NrgU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJp2XAWma_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp2kb7h4Ca4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQXaQyORLeM&list=RDkJp2XAWma_I&index=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDGuvcGsOts

There is even a Facebook page dedicated to sarcasm:

https://www.facebook.com/Sarcasmaholics-Anonymous-139714286107440/

23 Thg 10 2016 07:34

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That is really funny:) Sometimes sarcasm takes the form of a joke and I think in most of the comedy show, sarcasm plays an important role to make people laugh out loud because it contains some logical but absurd statements which really trigger us to laugh:):)

Thanks@Dave for the links:)

@EG, Nice one:):)LOL

23 tháng 10 năm 2016