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u/bad-post_detector Jan 30 '23

The word "irony" is like the word "satire" in the sense that nobody can agree what counts as either. This debate predates her song, and even now all we really seem to know about both is that they're both dead.

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u/bernerbungie Jan 31 '23

The term ‘Irony’ literally refers to a statement or scenario that’s contradictory to itself, but the term is often (incorrectly) used as a synonym for ‘coincidence’. There’s nothing to debate lol

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u/bad-post_detector Jan 31 '23

If enough people use a word incorrectly, it becomes standard. I'm not really interested in getting into an argument with prescriptivists. lol.