I looked up the dictionary to refresh on the word Irony. It's a tough one to grasp and I don't really get it.
Try this - Conveyance of meaning (generally satirical) by words whose literal meaning is the opposite.
Or - A situation or utterance (as in a tragedy) that has a significance unperceived at the time, or by the person involved.
Or - A condition in which one seems to be mocked by fate or the facts.
Perhaps I shouldn't use the word at all. In the previous post I don't think the fact I sailed on a yacht built by/for Sir Peter Blake and then a few days later was reading an account of a bloke who interviewed the man was ironic at all. Simply a coincidence. Certainly it does not fit the above dictionary explanations of irony. I must ask Maria at writing class to explain to me (again).
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Don't be too concerned. The term irony is misused everywhere. Even heard it being used incorrectly on television news the other night. ("That's not irony. That is just a stupid opinionated comment" I said. Trouble is, I'm not sure they ever hear me, grinning and nodding as they do, inside the TV box.)Yet maybe it is one of those things that has a new meaning because it is so generally used. Did you check a new macquarie dictionary? My recollection from senior English studies is that is only a poetic device anyway. You are really going to have to follow this through with Maria now!
I will do so ie follow it up with Maria. Thank you for your comment, it makes me feel less incompetent for getting it wrong. By the way I'm sorry I missed sending you best wishes for your birthday. I'll be in touch soon.
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