Karilyn wrote:
Feston wrote:
Karilyn wrote:
THAT IS INCONGRUENCE. STILL NOT IRONY.
VAGUE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IRONY AND
COINCIDENCE.
IRONY =/= COINCIDENCE
IRONY =/= INCONGRUENCE
CONGRUENCE =/= COINCIDENCE
I fucking hate irony. People always get their panties in a bunch over the 'formal' definition. I mean, just what the hell
is irony, anyway? People say that irony is
not coincidence, but wouldn't
most examples of irony be classified as coincidence? People define irony as the opposite of what is anticipated, as an inversion of one's expectations. But are most unexpected events not, in some sense, be classified as purely coincidental? And while I acknowledge that most coincidental events aren't ironic, I would think that most ironic events are indeed coincidental. It just seems to me that it's the events that are legitimately ironic are the ones that everybody gets all butthurt over. People treat irony and coincidence as if there is no middle ground, as if there is
absolutely no possibility of the two mixing, like oil and water, and I just don't see how that can be.
Long story short, I hate wordsmiths. The meaning of words naturally change over time, get over it. Irony is perhaps the most fervently guarded word of all time, and the zealousness of people defending it have made it so now
nothing can be ironic. In trying to protect the word, they've completely destroyed it.