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'Fish' and 'birds' is not spieces, but groups of spieces (sparrows, seagulls, hawks, pigeons and so on). Dogs are one spieces, in the same group as wolves, dingos, hyenas (I think) and so on. I'm not a zoologist so i don't know the exact classificattion.perdita said:Now that's silly logic, Liar. What about the range in fish and birds? Where would you draw the line? Uh oh, did I not get a joke? P,![]()
No, it is not ironic. You obviously do not know what irony is. I will not ask your citizenship though.alteredego said:Pretentious people who think because they've visited a foreign local as a tourist in 1978 and own a copy of "The Most Famous Opera Arias" CD that they have their culture on. This incessant affectation is ironic and more than a wee bit annoying…stop it.
perdita said:No, it is not ironic. You obviously do not know what irony is. I will not ask your citizenship though.
Perdita
alteredego said:Pretentious people who think because they've visited a foreign local as a tourist in 1978 and own a copy of "The Most Famous Opera Arias" CD that they have their culture on. This incessant affectation is ironic and more than a wee bit annoying…stop it.
People who imply that Americans don't 'get' things. Got it.
People who excessively cut and paste entire fucking articles onto message boards - this is a message board, not a news group.
People who think they are grammatically infallible because they were taught by nuns. Get over it. You learned to diagram sentences from nuns, not God.![]()
perdita said:No, it is not ironic. You obviously do not know what irony is. I will not ask your citizenship though.
Perdita
You are still wrong. Your definition is lacking the critical reference to rhetoric (irony as a literary device); poseurs are not necessarily being ironic. I said 'citizenship' not 'nationality'.alteredego said:Actually, it is ironic. Not to correct you…well, okay, to correct you…irony isn't just witty language used to convey insults and scorn. Irony is also "incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs." You might want to, um, read a bit further down the page.
As to my nationality, why it's the same as yours, P., isn't it?
perdita said:You are still wrong. Your definition is lacking the critical reference to rhetoric (irony as a literary device); poseurs are not necessarily being ironic. I said 'citizenship' not 'nationality'.
Perdita
edited to correct my typo/spelling.
alteredego said:Nope. You are wrong. Keep reading, P.
I am not referring to irony being used for humorous or rhetorical effect, so I don't need a "critical reference". There is more than one definition of irony. Why are you being so obtuse? (And I don't mean an angle between 90 and 180 degrees.) When I say "irony", I am referring to "incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs" and the "circumstances notable for such incongruity." You are right, poseurs are not necessarily trying to be ironic but, you know, they simply are ironic.
My apologies on nationality v. citizenship. My God, it's a wonder you were able to discern my meaning! So very sorry!
steve w said:
People who use twin sets of two fingers in the air to denote speech marks when they talk
When actually it is a metaphor demonstrating how participants in prostitution, business, and marriage, assume similar relationships.steve w said:... People who think "Pretty Woman" is romantic...