A Life of Arctic Sounds

Irony

i·ro·ny1 /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -nies. 1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend. Example: people who complain about the IT firm ‘Microsoft’, often found in on-line forums. Referring both to its business ways and the unacceptable low quality of its products when posting their thought. Yet still, as does 95% of the worlds computer users, they use Microsoft operating system and browser when doing so..