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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 oxý (s), “sharp,” and mōrós, “dull.”
Oxymorons in the narrow sense are a rhetorical device used deliberately by the speaker and intended to be understood as such by the listener. In a more extended sense, the term "oxymoron" has also been applied to inadvertent or incidental contradictions, as in the case of "dead metaphors" ("barely clothed" or "terribly good").
The ellipsis or omission of the second use of the verb makes the reader think harder about what is being said. "Painful pride" is an oxymoron, where two contradictory ideas are placed in the same sentence. "I had butterflies in my stomach" is a metaphor, referring to a nervous feeling as if there were flying insects in one's stomach.
The use of tautologies, however, is usually unintentional. For example, the phrases "mental telepathy", "planned conspiracies", and "small dwarfs" imply that there are such things as physical telepathy, spontaneous conspiracies, and giant dwarfs, which are oxymorons. [8] Parallelism is not tautology, but rather a particular stylistic device.
The fact that “I Saw the TV Glow” failed to secure a single nom points to the Academy and the industry’s inability to connect with younger LGBTQ+ audiences and the stories that speak to them.
Also AM radio or AM. Used interchangeably with kilohertz (kHz) and medium wave. A modulation technique used in electronic communication where the amplitude (signal strength) of the wave is varied in proportion to that of the message signal. Developed in the early 1900s, this technique is most commonly used for transmitting an audio signal via a radio wave measured in kilohertz (kHz). See AM ...
Yes, Hollywood is as liberal as everybody says -- 'for better or for worse,' according to Alyssa Milano.
Why don't you come up and see me sometime? [3] Why don't you come up sometime and see me? Lady Lou Mae West: She Done Him Wrong: 1933 Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? [4] Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? Evil Queen: Lucille La Verne (voice) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: 1937