tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post5237444196440323319..comments2023-12-26T17:01:24.764-05:00Comments on A Merry Heart: IronyConnie Kellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-15396212093414713112011-09-12T05:01:07.239-04:002011-09-12T05:01:07.239-04:00Yikes. Poor professor and poor class!Yikes. Poor professor and poor class!Samantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-57096021348274384132011-09-11T09:24:19.079-04:002011-09-11T09:24:19.079-04:00If you think translating irony is rough, try askin...If you think translating irony is rough, try asking "But when the clock is read using GetSystemTime does the routine interpolate within the 156001 nanosecond*100 interval?" in your second languageDuncan McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331395465704251615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-153676359182292632011-09-10T13:17:47.903-04:002011-09-10T13:17:47.903-04:00The poor professor! How awful. I do hope he fixes ...The poor professor! How awful. I do hope he fixes his problem so he won't define irony any longer!KatOwens: Insect Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228171304170449979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-37430182666630111072011-09-09T16:23:47.307-04:002011-09-09T16:23:47.307-04:00I've been working hard all week to get my scra...I've been working hard all week to get my scrapbook-hoarding in some semblance of organization. By early afternoon yesterday it was all finished. Yeah! I just wanted to vaccuum the carpet after lunch...then reward myself by actually working on a scrapbook.<br /><br />Then the power went off. My room has doors & a skylight, but I need the lights on to see good. I tried to work by candlelight, but I was afraid I'd set my scrapbook on fire and I couldn't really see what I was doing...so we went to the beach.<br /><br />The lights came back on at 2:06 a.m., but I really wasn't ready to start scrapbooking then :>) <br /><br />That's irony...finally get organized, then can't see to work on the project~Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602096751376024068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-64618109343082669862011-09-09T16:19:46.417-04:002011-09-09T16:19:46.417-04:00I've been working hard all week to get my scra...I've been working hard all week to get my scrapbook hoarding in some type of organization. By early afternoon yesterday it was all finished. Yeah! I just wanted to vaccuum the carpet after lunch...then reward myself by time actually working on a scrapbook.<br /><br />Then the power went off. I tried to work by candlelight, but I was afraid I'd set my scrapbook paper on fire and I couldn't really see what I was doing.<br /><br />The lights came back on at 2:06 a.m., but I really wasn't ready to start scrapbooking then :>) <br /><br />That's irony...finally get organized, then can't see what you're doing~Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602096751376024068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-52655482225518326052011-09-09T14:32:08.978-04:002011-09-09T14:32:08.978-04:00That's a great example! I haven't used iro...That's a great example! I haven't used irony in my writing, but I'd definitely think about it.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-92086445349091839582011-09-09T13:16:39.996-04:002011-09-09T13:16:39.996-04:00Hehehe so true. It's incredibly difficult to t...Hehehe so true. It's incredibly difficult to translate terms where one language lacks an equivalent. That's one reason why Mandarin is so difficult. The culture is so different. <br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.com