If nobody knew how to read then how could anyone
write the warning signs?
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Today’s word is “IRONY”:
1 : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other’s false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning —called also Socratic irony
2 a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
Llewellenbruce almost 15 years ago
If nobody knew how to read then how could anyone write the warning signs?
AddADadaAdDad almost 15 years ago
weirdly drawn mastodon…
jpozenel almost 15 years ago
Llewellenbruce said:
If nobody knew how to read then how could anyone write the warning signs?
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Today’s word is “IRONY”:
1 : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other’s false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning —called also Socratic irony 2 a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance 3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
synonyms see “WIT”
stonehenge1951 almost 15 years ago
Uh-oh….Somebody put on their cranky pants this morning. I think I’ll just sit here and admire the pretty colors.
Thom- You have mail!
LittleYipScream almost 15 years ago
Not a mastodon. Either Godzilla or a football mascot.