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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cosmicforce who wrote (34111)10/18/2001 4:24:47 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
It's Greek to me :) and means pointedly foolish (oxumoros) and is a very old figure of speech.
Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate!
O anything of nothing first create!
O heavy lightness! Serious vanity!
Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
Shakespeare



To: cosmicforce who wrote (34111)10/19/2001 9:40:37 AM
From: Tom Clarke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
I have nothing against a growing language, I just think 'oxymora' is shaving it a little close....


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