Snark

by David Denby

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Snark - noun

Also snarky (adj.) and snarkily (adv.)

But just what is snark?

We all think we recognize snark when we see it - it's a tone of teasing, snide, undermining abuse, nasty and knowing, that's spreading through the media. Its practitioners think it's funny, but it isn't big and it certainly isn't clever. So where did it all go wrong? What happened to the black comedy, the clever irony and the pinpoint satire we once admired and how did they turn into a charmless and witless way of speaking?

Inspired by Lewis Carroll,...

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  • ISBN10 0330539523
  • ISBN13 9780330539524
  • Publish Date 2 January 2014 (first published 9 March 2009)
  • Publish Status Cancelled
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Pan Macmillan
  • Imprint Picador
  • Format eBook
  • Language English