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Am I the only person who wants to stab my eyes out whenever I see the word 'ironic'? I count two appearances in the article, and one in the title.
by ewiethoff 17y ago
Am I the only person who wants to stab my eyes out whenever I see the word 'ironic'? I count two appearances in the article, and one in the title.
- AndrewDucker 17y agoYou're probably not the only person, but I do think that irony has its place. The ability to imply one meaning by saying its opposite is definitely part of the verbal toolkit that I'd have problems living without.
- ewiethoff 17y agoIrony is fine. I'm just tired of its current popularity: http://www.google.com/search?as_oq=ironic+irony&as_sitesearch=stuffwhitepeoplelike.com http://www.google.com/search?as_oq=ironic+irony&as_sites...
- wyclif 17y agoPerhaps not 'stab my eyes out' pain, but does snorting piping hot Darjeeling count?