Verbal irony is a clever twist of language that keeps conversations interesting and adds humor by contrasting what is said with what is meant. Whether it's Michael Scott from "The Office ...

Sarcasm, or verbal irony, precariously toes the line between hostility and humour, and is a tool that many, myself included, use to diffuse certain situations and challenges. Though it is a clever way ...

Hugh Bredin, who has died aged 85, was a senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in scholastic philosophy and ...

Jewish humor has its roots in both the Torah and Talmud, where wit and sharp dialogue are used to explore complex moral and ...

We don't always recognize irony right away. An interdisciplinary research team at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt am Main found that irony is primarily signaled by ...

Rangers’ next game is at Tannadice, where they won Nine-in-a-row, and gained immortality in 1997. When they go there next ...

Ashley Benefield, who was arrested in 2020 on murder charges connected to her husband’s death, has lived with the media ...

The irony-challenged Mace also declared that Harris ... even though I believe that’s a completely fake narrative. . . Still, the verbal attacks on black women continue, even after death.

Jimmy Kimmel advised viewers to be cautious of hackers. "They want you to know, do not be fooled by hackers!" he said, but then stumbled over his own words. "The only official sancted-shened crypto ...

The ultimate irony: Two people running for office calling Vice President Kamala Harris a flip-flopper for acknowledging ...