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R.j.
a situation which is "Surrealistic" and a situation that is "Irrealistic"?

Just curious.
pkcRAISTLIN
yeah, one situation has a dictionary, and the other doesn't.
Ygrene
R.j.
quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
yeah, one situation has a dictionary, and the other doesn't.


What do you mean? :conf:
pkcRAISTLIN
Irrealistic isn’t a word.
R.j.
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
Irrealistic isn’t a word.


This might be a poor choice to cite, but ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrealism_%28the_arts%29
pkcRAISTLIN
Oh, we’re talking art are we? I dunno then. they can make up whatever words they like I suppose. But you’d struggle to find the word in a dictionary.
R.j.
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
Oh, we’re talking art are we? I dunno then. they can make up whatever words they like I suppose. But you’d struggle to find the word in a dictionary.


Yeah. I've never actually seen the term "irrealism" in a dictionary. But I did hear one of my professors use it offhandedly, and I did find an article (http://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/what_is_irr.htm) attempting to define it without mentioning a key difference between it and surrealism.
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