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Tanya19 Posted 14 years ago
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could somebody explain me the correct usage of the word"irony"..i have heard it many times in movies but never really understood its exact meaning..?
  

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Hi, To me, irony is when you intend to do something in a certain way but which results in something totally different, often humorously... For example, imagine a couple of firemen doing a fire drill and setting fire to a building, which goes well, until the fire spreads to the chief's office, which burns down. Nobody is hurt, but isn't it ironic that what was supposed to be a routine drill, resulted in a mess like that?

— Dokterjokkebrok

  • Hi, To me, irony is when you intend to do something in a certain way but which results in something totally different, often humorously...
  • For example, imagine a couple of firemen doing a fire drill and setting fire to a building, which goes well, until the fire spreads to the chief's office, which burns down.
  • Nobody is hurt, but isn't it ironic that what was supposed to be a routine drill, resulted in a mess like that?
  • Adding the fact that they are firemen - pros who are supposed to know what they are doing, right?
  • - who started the fire themselves.
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Hi,

To me, irony is when you intend to do something in a certain way but which results in something totally different, often humorously...

For example, imagine a couple of firemen doing a fire drill and setting fire to a building, which goes well, until the fire spreads to the chief's office, which burns down. Nobody is hurt, but isn't it ironic that what was supposed to b
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Could somebody explain --me-- the correct usage of the word "irony"?

This site is very good. Be sure to click on "Examples of Irony".

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CalifJimCould somebody explain me the correct usage of the word "irony"?

This site is very good. Be sure to click on "Examples of Irony".

http://www.isitironic.com/

CJ
That is a good site! Where do you dig them up?
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