Irony is conveying something by saying the exact opposite. Sarcasm is meant to hurt someone. Irony is not.What's the difference between sarcasm and irony?
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;-) And another part of the explanation would involve a possible alternative meaning of 'have'....
Sarcasm is the use of irony to make a derogatory, scathing, witty attack on someone. I recall Bette Davis' line as a new starlet in Hollywood passed by their table: 'There goes the good time that was had by all.'
(Using the cliche, said in reporting social gatherings and parties, that 'a good time was had by all' (those attending)).
Do I need to explain the joke to anyone? I hope not, but if I did, phrases like 'of easy virtue' would come into it.
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