It might sound like a schoolyard insult, but it’s not. An oxymoron refers to a word, phrase, or use of language that seems to directly contradict itself, and it is believed to come from the Greek ...

While on the road recently, I stopped at a cafe in a small Virginia town. Because the tables were close together, I could hear every word at the table next to me. Seated there were a married couple ...

Hello and welcome to the English Language Clinic. This week?s question is ?Which is correct, ?I know it is true? or ?I know that it is true??? The simple answer is that they are both correct. The word ...

“Jumbo shrimp,” “original copies,” and “clearly confused” are examples of oxymorons. An oxymoron is a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other, and you probably remember ...

Oxymorons are common in everyday language, especially in expressions we use without much thought. We might say something is “awfully good,” “bittersweet,” “an original copy,” or that “less is more.” ...

Usage: Even as he swore to love her for ever, he was looking around to see if he could do better, but she was taken in by his falsely true manner. Oxymorons sound like idiots out of breath gasping for ...

Oxymoron – a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. We are all familiar with common oxymorons: jumbo shrimp, boneless ribs, deafening silence or sweet sorrow, ...