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Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 > Topic Options #35645 - 07/14/01 04:15 AM Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/12/00 Posts: 3409 Top #35646 - 07/14/01 08:30 AM Re: Isn't it ironic? belligerentyouth old hand Registered: 12/20/00 Posts: 1055 Loc: Berlin Nice Max. Only one form/meaning of irony is discussed in the article though Max; the other has proved a much harder concept to grasp. That song 'ironic' is perfect though, eh. I've got to give it to Alanis, she wrote a song called ironic and the only ironic thing about it, is that the woman does not understand the meaning of the word. Top #35647 - 07/14/01 09:02 AM Re: Isn't it ironic? Marianna addict Registered: 01/09/01 Posts: 427 Loc: Spain Or maybe "unfortunate" didn't scan properly? Top #35648 - 07/14/01 10:07 AM Re: Isn't it ironic? wordcrazy enthusiast Registered: 01/26/01 Posts: 275 MAX>>> SAN FRANCISCO MAN BECOMES FIRST AMERICAN TO GRASP IRONY. Max, where do you ever find these jewels? I love it! Top #35649 - 07/14/01 11:01 AM Re: Isn't it ironic? wordcrazy enthusiast Registered: 01/26/01 Posts: 275 belligerentyouth>>>> Only one form/meaning of irony is discussed in the article though Max; the other has proved a much harder concept to grasp. That song 'ironic' is perfect though, eh. I've got to give it to Alanis, she wrote a song called ironic and the only ironic thing about it, is that the woman does not understand the meaning of the word. Could she be using Socratic irony? Top #35650 - 07/14/01 12:01 PM Re: Isn't it ironic? wow Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/25/00 Posts: 3439 Loc: New England, USA Alanis...wrote a song called ironic and the only ironic thing about it, is that the woman does not understand the meaning of the word. Could she be using Socratic irony? Is that irony? Or what? Top #35651 - 07/14/01 03:37 PM Re: Isn't it ironic? Rapunzel enthusiast Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 328 Loc: Eastern Pennsylvania From Atomica: Socratic irony n. Profession of ignorance and of willingness to learn as one interrogates another on the meaning of a term. Thanks for introducing me to this term, wordcrazy. I wasn't familiar with it before. And I'm not saying that in a Socratically ironic way, either. P. S. wow: Top #35652 - 07/14/01 03:56 PM Re: Isn't it ironic? wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 And all too often irony is straightfaced sarcasm. Top #35653 - 07/14/01 04:00 PM Re: Isn't it ironic? wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 And all too often irony is straightfaced sarcasm. As when the recipients of the burned steaks said: "They are well done." Top #35654 - 07/15/01 11:48 AM Re: Isn't it ironic? belligerentyouth old hand Registered: 12/20/00 Posts: 1055 Loc: Berlin Could she be using Socratic irony? You decide: A traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break (http://www.execpc.com/~greysyt/ami.htm) Sounds like the song should have been called 'D'oh!' if you ask me. I doubt she was like, considering, like, that sokratic stuff. Top Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8419 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209710 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 44 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 81 jenny jenny 66 wofahulicodoc 47 endymion6 43 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 27 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Jackie 16 zmjezhd 15 Faldage 15 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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