RE: Extremely OT, sorry... But my daughter claims you guys WILL know the answer...

[John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com>]

Facetious has a playful edge on it, while sarcastic has a cutting edge on
it.

John Posada, Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
"If you're afraid to be second-guessed, you better not make any decisions."
    --Hal Sutton, America's 2004 Ryder Cup Captain

> She is trying to determine the difference, however subtle, between
> 
> facetious
> 
> and 
> 
> sarcastic
> 
> We have looked for the answer in the obvious places, like the 
> dictionary.  But the definitions imply that these words are 
> essentially unrelated.

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