Sarcasm is weird, but we use it all the time. One second it’s hilarious, the next it’s harsh. It’s the eye-roll in your ...

But sarcasm can also derail a conversation and leave a bad taste in people’s mouths. If you think your sarcasm may have caused conflict, say “sorry,” plan for interactions and learn to say ...

Sarcasm so saturates 21st-century America that according to one study of a database of telephone conversations, 23 percent of the time that the phrase “yeah, right” was used, it was uttered ...

Sarcasm, at times, can have its rightful place: A comedian on a stage is meant to be ironic. Sarcasm is their stock-in-trade. We know what we are getting. We pay for their irony. It is distanced. Fun.

But this sarcasm-detector hits us hard. If computers can recognize sarcasm, they might soon be able to tell jokes. And if they can detect irony, they could one day write poetry. Is nothing sacred?

Sarcasm is notoriously difficult to distinguish in online communities. So much, in fact, that a famous internet rule called Poe’s Law is named after the phenomenon. To adapt, users have adopt… ...

Indeed, sarcasm can be "a subtle form of bullying", says psychologist Clifford Lazarus. "Despite smiling outwardly, most people who receive sarcastic comments feel put down and usually think the ...