What is the difference between sarcasm and irony? Is sarcasm a subset, is there any overlap? How exactly are the two related?
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Irony has multiple definitions, but I think the most common has to do with an outcome of events that ends up being contrary to what was expected (e.g. an example from the iconic Alanis Morisette “Ironic”: it’s like having 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife). Sarcasm is when you use irony to mock something (although it’s commonly used comedically), and we commonly convey sarcasm through our inflection of certain words/sounds. Example: you receive really poor customer service and you respond by saying “thank you sooo much, you’ve been so helpful” (even though they were not helpful at all)
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