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> "Irony" is not what you think it is. Well, maybe. In English it seems that "irony" conveys only a rhetorical effect. In Latin derived languages (Spanish, Po
by diego_moita 16y ago
> "Irony" is not what you think it is.
Well, maybe. In English it seems that "irony" conveys only a rhetorical effect.
In Latin derived languages (Spanish, Portuguese), however, it also conveys a situation that turns out to be not what it seems at first sight; as in the Greek root eirōneía (dissimulation). We call it ironia del destino (destiny's irony). E.g.: one would expect a site that publishes news concerned about privacy not to collect information about visitors without them knowing it.
But I concede that English restricts the meaning of this word. Thanks for the correction.
- esmevane 16y agoYou used the word properly. In addition, your response smacks of philosophical irony. Further, I think it's ironic that even people who champion the proper use of ironic, don't know what it genuinely signifies. I'd love to say it's also unfortunate that people put much thought into correcting others' use of the term, but that in and of itself would be an ironic statement.