Fort Collins was founded as a military fort in 1864 and referred to as Camp Collins.. The post was given the name in honor of Lt. Col. William 0. Collins, the popular commander of Ohio Cavalry troops whose headquarters were at Fort Laramie.
Definition of Sarcasm. Sarcasm is derived from French word sarcasmor and also from a Greek word sarkazein that means âtear fleshâ or âgrind the teethâ. Somehow, in simple words it means to speak bitterly. Generally, the literal meaning is different than what the speaker intends to say through sarcasm.
As with satire, sarcasm depends on the listener or reader to be in on the joke. Sarcasm is insincere speech. Your mom asks if you're excited to start cleaning the kitchen and you say, Yeah, right, when you mean Heck no.. Take this exchange from The Hunger Games.