Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Oxymorons
Good morning,
Are oxymorons classy blondes?
Linking such is understandable.
An oxymoron is a word describing a contradictory phrase,
a phrase that does not seem right, but which carries
a strong emphasis nevertheless.
Many examples of oxymorons are shown in the following
paragraph.
"Ever noticed that it is simply impossible to find
seriously funny oxymorons online? The only choice
is to ask one of those paid volunteers at the library,
the ones in the long-sleeved T-shirts, for an
original copy of some obviously obscure documents
that were found missing amongst some paperwork
almost exactly one hundred years ago."
Playing with oxymorons can be fun.
It will naturally increase one's vocabulary.
01. It is an open secret that they acted naturally
when they sold the original fake painting.
02. He was trying to be seriously funny telling us
a real joke.
03. The scene was pretty ugly when the boys
fought for the larger half.
04. The situation was seriously funny when they
made her up almost exactly like the clown who
was discovered missing .
05. The headmaster's timely arrival produced a
deafening silence before the noise reached a
minor crisis.
06. That he became a student teacher when he
was a teenager is old news.
07. She said that wearing tight slacks and eating
jumbo shrimps were her favourite loves.
08. He was pleasantly shocked to learn that
his aunt had left him a meagre fortune.
09. The inmate was painfully happy to meet his
meddlesome counsellor again.
10. To some a leisurely run is a more relaxing
exercise.
11. They were clearly confused because their
calculations did not show the same difference.
12. Small children can be helpfully destructive,
they can also be obstructively helpful.
13. The anxious patient said that it was awfully nice
for the boss to make his stay in hospital a working holiday.
He also said that he had a restless sleep the night before
because there was a silent alarm some close distance
away. He thought that there might have been a clever fool
or a perfect idiot hiding somewhere nearby trying to
make his stay a traumatic vacation.
Have fun with oxymorons.
Ronald
Are oxymorons classy blondes?
Linking such is understandable.
An oxymoron is a word describing a contradictory phrase,
a phrase that does not seem right, but which carries
a strong emphasis nevertheless.
Many examples of oxymorons are shown in the following
paragraph.
"Ever noticed that it is simply impossible to find
seriously funny oxymorons online? The only choice
is to ask one of those paid volunteers at the library,
the ones in the long-sleeved T-shirts, for an
original copy of some obviously obscure documents
that were found missing amongst some paperwork
almost exactly one hundred years ago."
Playing with oxymorons can be fun.
It will naturally increase one's vocabulary.
01. It is an open secret that they acted naturally
when they sold the original fake painting.
02. He was trying to be seriously funny telling us
a real joke.
03. The scene was pretty ugly when the boys
fought for the larger half.
04. The situation was seriously funny when they
made her up almost exactly like the clown who
was discovered missing .
05. The headmaster's timely arrival produced a
deafening silence before the noise reached a
minor crisis.
06. That he became a student teacher when he
was a teenager is old news.
07. She said that wearing tight slacks and eating
jumbo shrimps were her favourite loves.
08. He was pleasantly shocked to learn that
his aunt had left him a meagre fortune.
09. The inmate was painfully happy to meet his
meddlesome counsellor again.
10. To some a leisurely run is a more relaxing
exercise.
11. They were clearly confused because their
calculations did not show the same difference.
12. Small children can be helpfully destructive,
they can also be obstructively helpful.
13. The anxious patient said that it was awfully nice
for the boss to make his stay in hospital a working holiday.
He also said that he had a restless sleep the night before
because there was a silent alarm some close distance
away. He thought that there might have been a clever fool
or a perfect idiot hiding somewhere nearby trying to
make his stay a traumatic vacation.
Have fun with oxymorons.
Ronald
# posted by chunmu @ 5:56 PM 
