Re: Extremely OT, sorry... But my daughter claims you guys WILL know the answer...

[Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Sarcasm is sharper and designed to be damaging.
Facetiousness is designed to be witty or playful.

--- Emily Berk <emily -at- armadillosoft -dot- com> wrote:
> She is trying to determine the difference, however
> subtle, between
> 
> facetious
> 
> and 
> 
> sarcastic
> 
> We have looked for the answer in the obvious places,
> like the dictionary.  But the definitions imply that
> these words are essentially unrelated.

=====
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