i wish people would use semantic html markup and wrap their sarcasm in tags. it would make the greuling task of deciphering sarcasm from actual normal writing :D
If you can find a non-ironic use of "in a shocking turn of events" in the past thirty years you should feel superior to the goon that used in non-ironically. No. Really.
It's really not that uncommon to see "in a shocking turn of events" in actual news stories about unexpected events. I'll admit, I didn't see the irony in the statement either.
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no offence, but isnt this the way that ALL Apple events are opened?
Yes, hence the sarcastic use of "In a shocking turn of events". :)
i wish people would use semantic html markup and wrap their sarcasm in tags. it would make the greuling task of deciphering sarcasm from actual normal writing :D
If you can find a non-ironic use of "in a shocking turn of events" in the past thirty years you should feel superior to the goon that used in non-ironically. No. Really.
It's really not that uncommon to see "in a shocking turn of events" in actual news stories about unexpected events. I'll admit, I didn't see the irony in the statement either.