[General] Is this irony?

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Csika

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Dear All,

I wonder if you see this example as humorous irony:

A wife intends to surprise her husband with her new hair-do and, on arriving home, says to her spouse: “I went to the hairdresser’s this afternoon, my dear”. In reply, the husband asks with a smile on his face: “Did you? Er … was it closed, darling?”

By the way, do I need to put a 'she' before 'says': ... she says to her spouse ... ?

Thank so much.

Csika
 
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Tdol

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It's sarcasm IMO.
 

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Dear All,

I wonder if you see this example as humorous irony:

A wife intends to surprise her husband with her new hair-do and, on arriving home, says to her spouse: “I went to the hairdresser’s this afternoon,my dear”. In reply, the husband asks with a smile on his face: “Did you? Er … wasit closed, darling?”

By the way, do I need to put a 'she' before 'says': ... she says to her spouse ... ?

Thank so much.

Csika
Yes, it is irony. There are several forms of irony. Sarcasm is one. I'd call this verbal irony.
Irony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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