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Happy talk, also called banter, is the additional and often meaningless commentary interspersed into television news programs by news anchors and others on set.. It may consist of simple jokes or simply a modified wording in asking a question of another reporter.
Banter is short witty sentences that bounce back and forth between individuals. Often banter uses clever put-downs and witty insults similar to flyting, misunderstandings (often intentional), zippy wisecracks, zingers, flirtation, and puns. The idea is that each line of banter should "top" the one before it and be, in short, a verbal war of wit.
This template may be used (on Talk pages and in Project space) to tag friendly banter which might otherwise be misinterpreted, by persons humor-impaired, as incivility or personal attack. It thus helps prevent unnecessary block-drama. It was created after an editor got blocked for adding the image and comment seen at the bottom of this ANI thread.
Distinguishing sarcasm from banter, and referring to the use of irony in sarcasm, linguist Derek Bousfield writes that sarcasm is: The use of strategies which, on the surface appear to be appropriate to the situation, but are meant to be taken as meaning the opposite in terms of face management. That is, the utterance which appears, on the ...
British humour carries a strong element of satire aimed at the absurdity of everyday life.Common themes include sarcasm, tongue-in-cheek, banter, insults, self-deprecation, taboo subjects, puns, innuendo, wit, and the British class system. [1]
Slavery joke in Park Hill was ‘friendly banter,’ punishment was too harsh: Lawsuit. David Hudnall. October 19, 2022 at 3:00 AM.
It was not until 1907 the phrase "chew the fat" was used to express partaking in idle conversation, [6] for a friendly talk, or a gossip session. [9] It has also been used as a way to define telling tall tales. [11] In ham radio, extended conversation, as opposed to just exchanging basic information (name, location, equipment), is called ...
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