Irony. I HATE it when people say things are ironic when they are coincidences. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
If something can be classified as a "coincidence" it is usually not "ironic".
sorry about the short post but...this pretty much sums it up...
--TTFN
(for your reference (from Dictionary.com))
–noun, plural -nies.
1.
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite ofits literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when Isaid I had to work all weekend.
co·in·ci·dence
[koh-in-si-duhns]–noun
1.
a striking occurrence of two or more events at one timeapparently by mere chance: Our meeting in Venice was purecoincidence.
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