We all know what oxymorons are. They're concepts or statements (usually from up above) that are plainly self-contradictory. In an age as cynical as ours, it's almost a sport to find oxymorons in everyday usage, such as
"three easy steps." Never mind the obvious ones like "jumbo shrimp"; just for the fun of it, I've compiled here a list of some of the most common honest-to-goodness oxymorons seen in everyday life:
"three easy steps." Never mind the obvious ones like "jumbo shrimp"; just for the fun of it, I've compiled here a list of some of the most common honest-to-goodness oxymorons seen in everyday life:
- train schedule
- intelligence agencies
- holy war
- civil war
- Microsoft Works
- journalistic integrity
- congressional ethics
- common sense
- funny pages
- user-friendly
- childproof
- compassionate conservative
- humble opinion
- business ethics
- postal service
- tech support
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