Thread: English Pet Peeves & Common Mistakes

Ha, that song has taken quite a bit of heat. People say that in actuality, she doesn't describe anything ironic, which intrinsically, is ironic However, I'd contend that a fly in your Chardonnay is ironic. But rain on your wedding day; that's just unfortunate.

From King of Queens
Jerry Stiller(Arthur Spooner): "Douglass, you were right, I thought ironic meant made completely of iron" hehe.

Originally Posted by kybarry

Ha, that song has taken quite a bit of heat. People say that in actuality, she doesn't describe anything ironic, which intrinsically, is ironic However, I'd contend that a fly in your Chardonnay is ironic. But rain on your wedding day; that's just unfortunate.

As a fan of Alanis Morissette I feel I need to come to the defense of the song.
As you alluded, the song itself is quite ironic. Given that (one of the definitions of) irony is to refer to, or call something by that which it isn't
A song that is called ironic and purportedly about irony yet contains no actual irony at all, is ironic.

Now whether or not this was intended by the artist herself is unknown haha.