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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

it's quite ironic that English became the lingua franca

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it's quite ironic that English became the lingua franca

Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to

Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

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It’s the de facto lingua franca, not a. And the words are Italian, which is ironic
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  That’s not irony. That’s a coincidence.
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    Sigh.
    
    noun
    
    the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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