[friendociate]

It's one of the little oddities/cruelties of the English language---how we pronounce 'I-Earn' when we say "Iron," but don't describe "the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect" as 'I-earn-ic'

"Iron" comes from a wordroot that means "Strong (maybe Holy) Metal." - like Iron Irons Ironed Ironing IroningBoard Andiron CastIron FlatIron Ironclad Ironmonger Ironstone Ironwork PigIron

"Irony" (if not meaning "of or resembling Iron ) comes from a wordroot that means "to Speak (see Verb)." - as does Irony Ironies Ironist Ironists Ironic Ironically

... just a little of the abundance of random brain-stuff in my head ...

[oldbuddy]

You could say that about a ton of crazy quirks in the English language, but I always tell myself it's just because that's the way it is. Now that we have smartphones you can ask Google and have answers in seconds, so it's no big deal.

[friendociate]

Now that we have smartphones you can ask Google and have answers in seconds, so it's no big deal.

I DON'T have a smartphone (I can "ask Google" (tho I ask Yahoo! with 'Search for a Cause,' and many ask SIRI or ... is AskJeeves still around? (Kind of, but no)), but I 'ask ForumCoin' to see if any of my fellow forum-ers know why