[fr_freak]

Sarcasm is a species of irony. And an ironic utterance is one that means the opposite of what the words used mean. Example: "Nice shirt" (said when looking at an ugly shirt to point out that it's ugly).

Yes, thank you for the grade school definitions. Now, if you don't mind, maybe you can explain why you think sarcasm and irony are not common elements of her columns?

Aw heck, let's just get to the point here: if you are going to make an accusation, like you did earlier, questioning someone's professional competence and grasp of word definitions, you should be prepared to provide a concrete example of such incompetence, rather than some vague, condescending statement. Here is your statement:

"Satire" would be tops on my list because it's a word she uses to describe much of her own prose

Now, the argument you appear to be attempting is that Coulter does not grasp the meaning of the word "satire" because, in reality none of her work is satire. However, according to my definition posted earlier, I think it would be quite easy to demonstrate satire in much of her work, the subjectiveness of such analysis notwithstanding. Certainly, it would be difficult to make a convincing argument that she does not engage in satire unless, of course, you are using a much different dictionary than I am.

I fully understand why some people who otherwise consider themselves conservative don't like Coulter; her writings can be rather caustic at times. However, claiming that she is incompetent as a writer due to a lack of understanding of word meanings, and then citing "satire" as an example of this is assinine.

[ConsistentLibertarian]

"Aw heck, let's just get to the point here: if you are going to make an accusation, like you did earlier, questioning someone's professional competence and grasp of word definitions, you should be prepared to provide a concrete example of such incompetence".

I did -- in my very first post on this thread.