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rrammfcitktturjsp:
Guys and gals,

  Good afternoon.  I wanted to post the word of the day under it's own topic. 

  Here is the word of the day for January 09, 2007.


  oxymoron \ahk-sih-MOR-ahn\ noun

: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words

Example sentence:
"That's an oxymoron!" said Joanne, when she heard the DJ describe the song as an "instant classic."

Did you know?
The Greeks exhaustively classified the elements of rhetoric, or effective speech and writing, and gave the name "oxymoron," literally "pointed foolishness," to the deliberate juxtaposing of seemingly contradictory words. The roots of "oxymoron" — "oxys," meaning "sharp" or "keen," and "moros," meaning "foolish" — are nearly antonyms themselves, making "oxymoron" nicely self-descriptive. "Oxymoron" originally applied to a meaningful paradox condensed into a couple of words, as in "precious bane," "lonely crowd," or "sweet sorrow." Today, however, "oxymoron" can also refer to unintentional contradictions, like "a plastic glass.".

  Sincerely,


  Anne C. McGuire

rrammfcitktturjsp:
Howdy All,

  Now here is the fun part.  How many oxymorons can we come up?  Hint, no looking this up on the web and pasting other oxymorons.  :D

  1.  Jumbo shrimp
  2.  Cold as hell.
  3.  Hot as hell.
  4.  Icy-hot
 
  That's all I can come with at the time.  I wanted to see what the melting pot could come up with.

  Sincerely,



  Anne C. McGuire

gmik:
Ray said on the tape  Free Will is an oxymoron.

How is an intelligent theologian??


gena

John:
How about,

A Fine Mess  Waking Dream
waiting patiently
waning crescent
war games
warm ice
waste management
Waterproof Sponge
weak muscle
wealthy professor
Weapons of peace
weather forecaster
wedded bliss
weekday
well-preserved ruins
Wet Drywall
We’re alone
wheeled walker
white chocolate
white gold
white lie
 white night
white rose
whole half
whole hemisphere
whole part
whole piece
Whole percentage
wholesome
Wicked Good
wickedly good
Wilderness management
Willful negligence
Wind Burn
Windows NT
(New Technology)
Windows XP
(Extra Performance)
Wireless cable
wisdom of Congress
wise fool withheld contribution
wordless book
work party
working breakfast
working hobby
working lunch
working vacation
A just war
A little big
a little pregnant
A new classic
absolutely unsure
abundant poverty
academic fraternity
Academic sorority
Accidentally on Purpose
accurate estimate
accurate horoscope
accurate rumors
accurate stereotype
acrophobic mountain climber
Act Naturally
active retirement
actual reenactment
acute apathy
acute dullness
adult children
Adult male
advanced BASIC
advanced beginner
Affirmative action
affordable housing
aging yuppie  agree to disagree
Airline Food
airline schedules
all alone
All natural artificial flavor
alltogether separate
alone in a crowd
almost candid
Almost done
almost exactly
almost pregnant
Almost Ready
almost safe
almost suddenly
almost surprised
almost totally
alone together
amateur expert
American culture
American education
American English
amicable divorce
among the first
Amtrak schedule
Anarchy Rules!
anonymous colleague  anticipated serendipity
anticipating the unanticipated
Anti-Missile Missile
anxious patient
apathetic interest
apathetically urged
Apple tech support
approximate solution
approximately equal
arms limitation
army intelligence
arrogant humility
Artificial Grass
artificial intelligence
assistant supervisor
astronomically small
athletic scholarship
Aunt Jemima Light
Auto Pilot
authentic replica
authentic reproduction
authoritarian anarchy
awfully good
awfully nice
Awfully pretty,

Hehe  ;D, there are 100's more on oxymoronlist.com wow can you believe someone actually made a site for oxymorons.

Peace,
John

rrammfcitktturjsp:
Gena,
 
  I love that.  Intelligent theologian. 


John,

  I was impressed.  Thanks for giving the URL or the web address to the site.  I will have to go and check it out.  I love oxymorons.


  Sincerely,



  Anne C. McGuire

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