200 BM Daily Vocabulary #19 | irony

<p>Today’s word is <strong>Irony</strong> – <strong>Irony</strong> means: to express the negative aspect of something positive. Sometimes it is used in a humorous way also.</p> <p>With BM English Speaking Radio Channel - Learn one new word every day and impress the world.</p> <p>In this English vocabulary lesson, you will learn how to use the word <strong>irony</strong>. We are sure that this ESL lesson will help you to enhance your English vocabulary and speak English fluently and confidently.</p> <p>In order to save time and get better discounts on monthly groceries, Mrs. Ahuja started online shopping. Soon along with groceries, she started shopping for clothes, cosmetics, furniture, kids apparel, and many other products. After six months of consistent online shopping, Mr. Ahuja, her husband who actually paid the bills, realized that instead of saving money on groceries shopping they spent a lot more on buying other products. Here the <strong>irony</strong> is that an app that was installed to save money was being used to spend a lot more.</p> <p>Listen carefully on how we can use the word “<strong>irony</strong>” in 8 different forms in 8 different Contexts.</p> <p><strong>Example number 1 of 8:</strong> Many writers use <strong>irony</strong> to make their readers laugh. This means writers use a language which signifies the opposite to bring out the humor in their stories.</p> <p><strong>Example number 2 of 8:</strong> I told my friend that he looks like Virat Kohli and he really believed it! He couldn’t even detect the <strong>irony</strong> in my tone.</p> <p><strong>Example number 3 of 8:</strong> Sometimes I have to explain my joke just because people do not understand the <strong>irony</strong>. Oh God! I think I should joke with people who understand this type of humor.</p> <p><strong>Example number 4 of 8:</strong> The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “tiny”. Now here you can see two opposite things! This is an excellent example of <strong>irony</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Example number 5 of 8:</strong>