English question

[averygoodun42]

"...used quotation marks to signify irony."

Now... I believe that is technically correct, but would it better to say "indicate irony"? What is the (connotative or any other) difference between the two words?

And on a side note, I think (but have no patience to research) that while "signify irony" may be correct but "signify the irony" isn't (for that sentence structure), "indicate irony" and "indicate the irony" both are.

Thoughts? Comments? In-depth explanations?

Bueller?

Comments

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

That's more or less what I thought.

"The irony" would have been appropriate as well, as the specific irony was represented earlier in the sentence, but unnecessary.

Thanks!