Re: Pet Peeve Words

Subject: Re: Pet Peeve Words
From: "Paul C. Nendick" <pauly -at- ENTERACT -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 19:30:52 -0500

No word is more misunderstood or abused in our society and particularly
in our current media than the powerful term 'irony' and its derivative
'ironic.'

While working as a journalist for my university's daily, I tacked a copy
of the Oxford definition of this fine word on my editor's door. The
heroism of my effort was lost. I fear lost forever.


--
Paul C. Nendick
Freelance Technical Writer
Chicago
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