GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

Sarcasm was invented in Ancient Greece to avoid punching people politely.

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The word sarcasm comes from the Greek sarkazein, but sarcasm as a manner of speaking was not invented at a single time. Ancient texts show irony and mockery, and its inventor is unknown.

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