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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

it's quite ironic that English became the lingua franca

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it's quite ironic that English became the lingua franca

Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to

Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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That’s not irony. That’s a coincidence.
- Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksOP
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  noun
  
  the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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