Post by SPN on Jun 28, 2005 6:39:49 GMT -5
Ok its late, i cant sleep, and im bored out of my mind... so its rant time
Well ive noticed a lot (so has Alex) that a ton of people use the word "Ironic" yet only a handfull of people actualy know what it means.. now i dont have many "pet peeves" or what not, but this is one of them
first lets kick this off with a little deffinition
"Irony"- the opposite of what is expected
some examples of what "Irony" is NOT:
" I hate my job, it sucks, how ironic eh" (i actualy heard someone use it like this in math class, my skin crawled)
"my dog ran away, isnt that ironic?" no.. no its not
"its ironic, i missed the simpsons yesterday" once again i heard this one in math class too
"my dog ate my homework, now thats ironic"... not quite
some examples of what "Irony" IS:
"my dog was eaten by a cat yesterday"
"Websters misspelt dictionary" (ok they didnt, but if they did)
"The sisterhood of the travling pants made more money than Starwars III: Revenge of the Sith" (can only work in some situations, point and case, Star wars is much more anticipated than the sisterhood therefor should make more money)
and i could go on, but im too lazy to think of anymore examples
this is much like the whole "Rick James" thing, people say it when it simply is not true. I don't know why people use it so much if they clearly don't know what it is, i'm not sure if they think its cool or makes them sound smart or what. It sure does not make them sound smart because they are clearly misusing the word which makes them look like a moron. To solve this problem i have invented a new system to slove this problem, from now on when you hear someone use the word "Irony" incorectly give them a nice smack across the head and give them a dictionary
i should really mix the debate forum a rant forum for this stuff.. i guess its too late now
anyways feel free to add anything you like
Well ive noticed a lot (so has Alex) that a ton of people use the word "Ironic" yet only a handfull of people actualy know what it means.. now i dont have many "pet peeves" or what not, but this is one of them
first lets kick this off with a little deffinition
"Irony"- the opposite of what is expected
some examples of what "Irony" is NOT:
" I hate my job, it sucks, how ironic eh" (i actualy heard someone use it like this in math class, my skin crawled)
"my dog ran away, isnt that ironic?" no.. no its not
"its ironic, i missed the simpsons yesterday" once again i heard this one in math class too
"my dog ate my homework, now thats ironic"... not quite
some examples of what "Irony" IS:
"my dog was eaten by a cat yesterday"
"Websters misspelt dictionary" (ok they didnt, but if they did)
"The sisterhood of the travling pants made more money than Starwars III: Revenge of the Sith" (can only work in some situations, point and case, Star wars is much more anticipated than the sisterhood therefor should make more money)
and i could go on, but im too lazy to think of anymore examples
this is much like the whole "Rick James" thing, people say it when it simply is not true. I don't know why people use it so much if they clearly don't know what it is, i'm not sure if they think its cool or makes them sound smart or what. It sure does not make them sound smart because they are clearly misusing the word which makes them look like a moron. To solve this problem i have invented a new system to slove this problem, from now on when you hear someone use the word "Irony" incorectly give them a nice smack across the head and give them a dictionary
i should really mix the debate forum a rant forum for this stuff.. i guess its too late now
anyways feel free to add anything you like
