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有意思的英语单词起源 We focus on the origin of interesting words, idioms, and slang, science and technology...bilingual (Chinese and English) by Lewis Sandler, former lawyer and professor in Beijing, China since 1993 and now (11/19) in Presque Isle, Maine, interviewing ordinary people leading ordinary lives. Welcome to view my other websites listed on the right side of this page.
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Tuesday Oct 07, 2014
Oxymorons (#92)
Tuesday Oct 07, 2014
Tuesday Oct 07, 2014
Oxymorons can be culturally biased (American history); or two-word
traditional (jumbo shrimp); or one-word (cowboy); or funny (deeply
superficial).
Oxymoron is also an oxymoron. Listen here to its origin.
From literature: William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet "Good-night, good-night! parting is such sweet sorrow"
Learn more facts about oxymorons, such as English words you didn't know were oxymorons.
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