James Finn
Jan 31, 2025

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Yep, it's not a big deal, but it's a newish deal. The ironic usage didn't exist (well, was very rare) when I was a kid or young adult. So now, when it's used as a contranym, it often illicits a response that linguists call a:

Those-damn-kids-and-their-damn-funny-talk-ism

Literally!

😉

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James Finn
James Finn

Written by James Finn

James Finn is an LGBTQ columnist, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, an alumnus of Act Up NY, and an agented but unpublished novelist.

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