Hi Anon: Satire is a literary device - using irony, ridicule, etc. used to poke fun at people, their attitudes and mistakes. Political satire is quite common these days. Amidst our laughter at the humor, we realize its sobering undercurrent - if

Dear Grammar Geek, Thanks for your suggestions. You know, I am currently writing a paper on irony. Since English is not my first language, I occasionally need some feedback. Anyway, when the paper is ready, I will need a proofreader . Best,

Dear Friends, I just wonder, whether the possessive can be used in the sentence bellow (my intuition says "yes" but I'd need some natve feedback): My final point of criticism of the classical approaches to verbal irony concerns their

Everyone needs their Oswald the Rabbit. The butcher job allowed Miyazaki to demand a "no edits" clause to his future ... I could understand how a Spanish translation of *** could be a problem. I like the irony in Porco Rosso. Liked *PR*

Everyone needs their Oswald the Rabbit. The butcher job allowed Miyazaki to demand a "no edits" clause to his future films, and Disney has been very gracious with their distribution of Studio Ghibli on DVD. My only beef is that I still

- the husband is very arrogant of himself - thought his wife cheated on him - he was very possessive - he is jealous of her for looking at other men - very controlling - irony - "Even had you skill in speech which i have not" - he's

Speaking as an American, I can't really tell from this snip exactly which meaning of "great" the speaker/writer intends, let alone whether irony is intended. The middle class -- those who work to produce and also earn enough to

I did this for my teacher and she liked so I wondered how YOU would like it. These are my words, Beleaguered To harass; beset I am beleaguered by the problems in my life. Irony 1 a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from

Dear Friends, I wonder if I can use the preposition 'in' in front of sentences: In ' The water is hot' irony is apparent if the water is actually cold in the moment of speaking. Thanks for your help. Best, Palinkasocsi

Have you encountered Irony yet? That and adolescent sarcasm, too. It's Christmas, innit! Regards Chuck Rocks New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk