Struggling to understand the difference between irony and unfortunate events. My partner is quite smart and I don’t want to make a fool of myself.
EDIT – Thanks everyone, your responses have really helped. Hopefully I’ll be less likely to make a fool of myself describing something as ironic, in the future.
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Best to learn by example:
You plan a road trip and as you leave you realize you’ve forgotten something important and have to go back for it. Then you get a flat tyre, your friend gets carsick, the car eventually breaks down. You then say “what a fantastic trip”!
It’s because it’s the opposite of the expected response – so everyone knows you’re just being ironic.
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