Table on Humor

Working on something else, I found this table on humor that I thought was interesting. Note the distinction between "sarcasm" and "invective," for example.

What do you think? Agree?  Disagree?

From H.W. Fowler ["Modern English Usage," 1926].

device	HUMOR	WIT	SATIRE	SARCASM
motive/aim	discovery	throwing light	amendment	inflicting pain
province	human nature	words & ideas	morals & manners	faults & foibles
method/means	observation	surprise	accentuation	inversion
audience	the sympathetic	the intelligent	the self-satisfied	victim & bystander

device	INVECTIVE	IRONY	CYNICISM	SARDONIC
motive/aim	discredit	exclusiveness	self-justification	self-relief
province	misconduct	statement of facts	morals	adversity
method/means	direct statement	mystification	exposure of nakedness	pessimism
audience	the public	an inner circle	the respectable	the self

DVD Commentary: Pillory

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Welcome to the DVD commentary for “Pillory.”   I talk a lot about the universe and not much about the writing process; please feel free to ask any questions.

 

Title: Pillory

Author: Dee Laundry

Pairing: House/Wilson

Rating: PG-13
Summary:  What we do for love

 

That summary is not one of my best. Bleh.

 

Warnings: Alternate Universe (very alternate), Violence

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