Sunday, September 10, 2006

Isn't it Ironic?

The American Heritage Dictionary defines Bruise as the following:

1. An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations.

Used in a sentence,
"The baby hit her face and got a bruise on her right cheek. It was very ironic."

The American Heritage Dictionary defines Irony as the following:

1a. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. b. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning. c. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See synonyms at wit1. 2a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs b. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic. 3. Dramatic irony. 4. Socratic irony.

Check out the definition under 2a: Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.

Like when your Mom and Dad take you to a furniture store to buy a new coffee table (because the one they are presently using has over 20 sharp corners and they are afraid you will bash your face on it) and while at said furniture store you fall and bash your face on a coffee table.

1 Comments:

At 7:21 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

this picture so looks like she is saying "doh"

~Brooke

PS - Chloe went to the Dr. today and she is 14.2 pds (75th percentile), 25 1/2 inches long (90th percentile) and her head is 44 cm (100th percentile)! Quite the opposite of her dear friend Syd

 

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