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09-18-2013, 12:54 AM
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Senior Member
Something for the Posts
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Join Date: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Germany
Age: 34
Gender: male
Posts: 3,200
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Originally Posted by rocknation
That's closer to the definition of sarcasm. Irony is those cognitive gaps between what is, what appears to be, and what ought to be. It's ironic that Tico fell into a two-hour gap between talking about being sixty and nearly missing out on it -- while being serenaded by sirens, LOL!
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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
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via http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/irony |