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The irony is that most people don't know how to use the word ironic. Personally I blame Alanis Morissette.
by __alexs 1y ago
The irony is that most people don't know how to use the word ironic. Personally I blame Alanis Morissette.
- arcticbull 1y agoThe irony is biting.
- SAI_Peregrinus 1y agoIt's ironic that a song about irony contains no actual examples of irony. But since that's ironic, is it actually an appropriately named song?
- yunwal 1y agoThe song contains many instances of cosmic irony[0], as well as a few instances of other types of irony (e.g. "Well isn't this nice?"). [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony#Types_of_irony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony#Types_of_irony
- dreamcompiler 1y agoRain on your wedding day is not cosmic irony or any other kind. It's simply misfortune.
- yunwal 1y ago> presents agents as always ultimately thwarted by forces beyond human control The implication of "rain on your wedding day" is that your wedding day is something you plan out extensively, trying to create some perfect event. And yet it can still be thwarted by weather. Obviously it takes some interpretation since it's a situation compressed into a 1-line song lyric but yes it can (and should, given that the song is called "ironic") be read as an example of cosmic irony.
- __alexs 1y agoWhat's more ironic, a wedding on a rainy day, or rain on a wedding day?