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Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:01 pm to Chazzy McRamzee
Effect without a cause
Sub-atomic laws, scientific pause
Synchronicity
This post was edited on 10/11/16 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:02 pm to Chazzy McRamzee
Karma
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:18 pm to Grim
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I corrected someone for using ironic incorrectly a while back and he texted me a picture of the dictionary.com entry and one of the definitions said coincidental. I wonder if it's one of those instances where people misused a word for so long that the definition was amended
No clue. It is a bit strange that the definitions of "irony" on dictionary.com is as expected. However, the definitions for "ironic" on dictionary.com do have that contingency definition of "coincidental;unexpected." To me, that suggests a change in accepted definition based on repeated misuse.
ETA: The dictionary.com blog post Is Ironic the Most Abused Word in English? that was posted on December 6, 2010 suggests the definition change occurred after that date since the post rails against the very usage the new definition allows. Glad I can live up to the Vandy stereotypes too.
This post was edited on 10/11/16 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:26 pm to Peepdip
It is when the opposite of what is expected happens, like a fire station burning down. Those who said coincidence are correct about Les getting fired and Mike dying.??
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We smart.
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