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Zero Trust Architecture (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

To me, the original post was riddled with "verbal" irony - they were saying things whose words meant one thing but the overall post was actually making fun of the ideas the words were presenting.

My comment serves to state that I agree with the point the words are making and not the meaning through the lens of irony. Ie, unironically.

Cambridge dictionary 2nd definition of ironyirony noun [U] (TYPE OF SPEECH) the use of words that are the opposite of what you mean, as a way of being funny

I respect the pushback though. I have similar gripes with "sarcasm" being used when "irony" is correct and vice versa.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I don't think I've ever heard sarcasm used when irony is appropriate. Because "ironically" seems to be taking over (for Americans, not in Australia)

    "That's so sarcastic" referring to irony isn't a thing. Or at least, I've neve heard it.

    "the use of words that are the opposite of what you mean" bad Cambridge, bad! That's sarcasm.

    Could be my cultural context, and my bias because I constantly hear Americans misusing 'ironic'.

    Don't use it differently without providing a replacement please and thank you!

    Wikipedia gets it right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony "Irony is a juxtaposition of what, on the surface, appears to be the case with what is actually or expected to be the case"

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