Monday, June 10, 2013

Short Post #1: Oxymoron

Apparently, the word Oxymoron is, itself, an oxymoron:
Oxymoron is derived from the 5th century Latin "oxymoron", which is derived from the Ancient Greek: ὀξύς oxus "sharp, keen" + μωρός mōros "dull, stupid."
Also, the plural for oxymoron is oxymora.



-JJ

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