By Numbers, Irony

What seems to be referred to as "verbal irony" is not the irony I learned as a child, which I would call "situation irony." I vote for number four. I suppose if you look hard enough, you can find irony in all of them. (contrasts/opposites) The third one is an interesting...

Further, as attested by the occurrence of a number of theory-non-conforming instances of ironic speech, most purely pragmatic views of conversational irony have a limited sphere of explanatory sway. I understand this to mean, more-or-less: "Most purely pragmatic explanations of how irony is...

Does anyone understand the following sentence? I just want to have a general understanding, to understand the basic logic of the sentence. Further, as attested by the occurrence of a number of theory-non-conforming instances of ironic speech, most purely pragmatic views of conversational irony...

Basically, I have been set a piece of coursework: to compare the aforementioned poems. I am going for an A* piece at GCSE level, there is no particular question, just to compare the four poems. I have almost completed My Last Duchess, mentioning all the themes I can think of and reading the...

"I understand the irony of the situation, because I was actually the person who introduced a large number of my friends...." It "is not lost on me" = the meaning/significance doesn't escape me, i.e. I understand/appreciate it. "as" = here I think it means "because"/"since".

Hi there, The irony of this is not lost on me, as I introduced a large number of my friends and colleagues to the Joy of using Firefox (then Firebird). Can you please first, explain what does the whole sentence mean and then explain the underlined words. Thanks In Advance ..

G'day Forbes, Thank you for taking the time to respond to my opinions and thank you for taking the time to craft that response lucidly. I am about top disagree with some of your opinions but I salute you as a person and feel honoured to have met you here. Forbes wrote: Stannum wrote: ...

Khoff wrote: Trying to reach your husband, you accidentally listen to a conversation about planning a murder. After a lot of confusion and frustration, you later realize that you are going to be killed! >> (keep the tenses consistent.) “Sorry, Wrong Number” is an exciting, fast-paced...

Hi, Don't worry, it's no trouble for me. 1. Doctor Steffano (Count Olaf) talks with Doctor Montgomery about his experience as a (fictitious) scientist: Well, I am a fan, if I may gush. Your work has profoundly influenced my research up at the Monterey Bay Aquarium... on the sea snake. It's a...

Jjf wrote:I heard the announcer on the BBC say this the other day. I don't remember the exact situation, so I'll invent one: "She arrived at the party in (wait for it) a moped." Basically he used "wait for it" as an funny commentary, in effect saying "pause to savor this moment of delicious...