how would you best describe the word 'irony'? i've noticed a lot of people use the term incorrectly, which lead to some confusions.
here is an example of what i think is an irony...
"A man and a woman sitting at a coffee shop, staring at each other. One makes a face, the other one laughs. This goes on for about ten minutes back and forth. They never communicate, outside of laughing and making faces. When they finish, the man begins a low murmur, and her communication is a constant whisper.
I wouldn't have a problem shooting this man if I were in Vietnam and I saw him at a distance. He is innocent now, but in war...all is fair. Maybe I would even shoot him at point-blank range."
what the person who wrote this failed to see is that he was actually doing the same, staring at the couple and their behavior for 10 minutes and yet he rants about it. is that what you would call an irony? if not, then correct me on what irony is.