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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| ironically (adv.) |
| is Standard as a sentence adverb, but many literary commentators have regretted the use meaning “unusually, oddly, peculiarly, or simply strangely or unexpectedly,” preferring instead that the word be restricted to occasions when genuine irony is involved. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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