Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Great Regulars: The first clear case of infant irony

that I've ever noticed is "Yeah, right!" When did that first weep through our hoard of rhetorical flourishes? Twenty years ago? Just before then, one of my sons had a different routine. Anything that someone said that wasn't to be believed, (ideally as said by an adult in some serious circumstance) you replied with, 'And the three bears.' Very annoying as it's so deflationary.

from Michael Rosen: The Guardian: Sarcasm has always been child's play

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