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Originally Posted by ApK
As for the "new" meaning of irony, I hold that changes in meaning that are rooted in nothing but a misuse of a word due to ignorance and laziness and that bring nothing of value to the language or culture, and in fact dilute meaning and introduce needless ambiguity, should be actively resisted!
To arms, grammar police!  |
Sorry if I had a bit of a chip on my shoulder about this. I've been berated over this more than once. Does it count as actual irony that people who have a problem with the "evolution" of the definition of the word "irony" have no problem whatsoever with changes in the meaning of the word "marriage?"
(Please, don't devolve into a political discussion here. I merely site this as an actual situation I found myself in where someone was okay changing the meaning one and not the other. Yes, I can get into strange conversations from time to time.)