Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:31 pm
You've just defined sarcasm not irony...Paradigm X wrote:irony(1)
noun (ironies)
a linguistic device or form of humour that takes its effect from stating or implying the opposite of what is the case or what is intended, eg saying 'You've made a really good job of that, haven't you', when someone has done something badly.