Growing up as an obnoxious and mouthy teen, did any adult ever accuse you of having a “smart mouth?”
Little did they know how right they were!
Researchers in Canada believe that sarcasm is actually a sign of intelligence!
According to Penny Pexman, a psycholinguist at the University of Calgary, sarcasm requires the brain to jump through numerous hoops to arrive at a correct interpretation, requiring more “brainpower than literal statements.”
Researchers also say that sarcasm is also a sign of maturity, believing that it takes “years” for a child's developing brain to fully grasp and master it. "It can be quite challenging," Pexman told the BBC.
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