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'Irony' comes from the Greek eironeia (εἰρωνεία) and dates back to the 5th century BCE.This term itself was coined in reference to a stock-character from Old Comedy (such as that of Aristophanes) known as the eiron, who dissimulates and affects less intelligence than he has—and so ultimately triumphs over his opposite, the alazon, a vain-glorious braggart.
Irony punctuation is any form of notation proposed or used to denote irony or sarcasm in written text. Written text, in English and other languages, lacks a standard way to mark irony, and several forms of punctuation have been proposed to fill the gap.
François-Alphonse Aulard ( éd.), Recueil des actes du Comité de salut public, avec la correspondance officielle des représentants en mission et le registre du conseil exécutif provisoire, t. 14 : 29 mai 1794 - 7 juillet 1794 (10 prairial an II - 19 messidor an II), Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1901, 831 p.
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell.His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism (both authoritarian communism and fascism), and support of democratic socialism.
a or à (Fr.) at, to, by, for, in à la (Fr.)in the style of... a battuta Return to normal tempo after a deviation. Not recommended in string parts, due to possible confusion with battuto (qv.); use a tempo, which means the same thing
One child’s birthday party at Build-a-Bear did not go how the parents had hoped.. In a post on Reddit’s r/Parenting forum from 2019 that is again going viral, one mom shared her experience ...
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck‘s daughter Violet reportedly cut ties with her father’s ex-wife Jennifer Lopez. Feeling like she was used as a “pawn” during Affleck and Lopez’s divorce ...
All the available evidence indicates that the play was performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1598 at the Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch, London.That date is given in the play's reprint in Jonson's 1616 folio collection of his works; the text of the play (IV,iv,15) contains an allusion to John Barrose, a Burgundian fencer who challenged all comers that year and was hanged for murder on 10 ...