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Monday, February 16, 2009

Oxymorons

Recently, my class discussed about oxymorons, which are two words put together which have the opposite meaning. It creates tension and shows over-dramatic words and actions. Such as

"A deafening silence feel on the room.I glanced nervously towards the door. There, with a stack of detailed summarys we wrote on ...."

Here are some oxymorons:

  • random order
  • ill health
  • found missing
  • Crash Landing
  • Casual Dress
  • Awfully Good
  • Act Naturally
  • Holy War
  • Junk Food
  • Modern History
  • Old News
  • Press Release
  • Pure Evil
  • Restless Sleep
  • Small Crowd
  • Talk Show
  • Unknown Identity
  • Virtual Reality

These are some of the simplest oxymorons I could think of. Oh! and I made up two more:

  • Stupid HCI
  • Smart Raffles

Get it?

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