Linguistic Irony

Thursday, May 13th, 2004 03:03 pm
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In general, the adjective "atomic" means something cannot be split into parts.

Ironically, the atomic bomb operates by splitting atoms. It is a weapon so powerful it tears language apart.
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Date: 2004-05-15 03:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] clarsa.livejournal.com
One day when Tanith was in the first grade, I was walking her home from school. After a bit of silence, out of nowhere, she said, "Greenland and Iceland are a geographical Spoonerism."
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