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Becky said:
Not to mention the funniest name - Sarcastic Fringehead! :lol:
What I found interesting is that I got a lesson in word origins out of it, from my son! He took Latin as his high school foreign language, which has sparked a curiosity for word origins. So now you know the origin of SARCASM!

"The word [sarcasm] comes from the Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmos) which is taken from the word σαρκάζειν meaning "to tear flesh, bite the lip in rage, sneer".[1]".
 
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Word origins are quite peculiar at times! I learned a while ago that sinister means 'of the left hand'... so as a left-hander I was quite shocked by that one!
 
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I thought one was going to swallow the other I wonder how long they had been nieghbours ( from hell) lol

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