The Russian word for irony is "ironiya." The word for iron is "zheleznoye." So no pun.
-----Original Message----- From: Carrol Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:58:09 -0600 Subject: Re: [PEN-L] FW: Today's Papers: Putin > > "Devine, James" wrote: > > > > "The pictures are irony, not Stalin." < > > > > I wonder what the russian word for "irony" is and if the russian > contains the pun on iron/steel. > > Carrol > > Jim D. >
