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Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:27 am
by doctorwho
Actually, in analytical chemistry there are phrases that seem to be oxymoronic ... but aren't. An example of one commonly seen:
Accurately weigh about 1.2 g of ...
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:09 am
by jps
Lots of precision there, I see; sort of like a fretless Precision Bass, eh?
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:09 am
by jps
Now that I think about it:
Fretless Precision!
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:01 pm
by RutleDirk
Authentic Reproduction
Vintage Reissue
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:57 am
by doctorwho
I heard one recently that I cannot remember, but it was a good one.
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:30 pm
by RutleDirk
How about pleonasms and/or tautologies? Sorta opposites of oxymorons, if you will:
great big
tiny little
unsolved mystery
government spending
corrupt politician
eBay fraud
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:05 pm
by 1a12
Free gift !!
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:07 am
by doctorwho
RutleDirk wrote:How about pleonasms ...
I have always thought that
pleonasm - pleonastic and
neoplasm - neoplastic were the coolest anagrams ...
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:28 am
by doctorwho
Not an oxymoron, but the other day at work the e-mail system was down due to a migration to a different server ... and the instructions on how to reset everything was (drum roll) sent to us in an e-mail ...
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:27 am
by jingle_jangle
IME the most useless emails at my University are those sent by the Executive Office, announcing yet another Vice President has been hired/appointed. We seem to have hundreds.
I keep waiting for the one announcing the appointment of a Vice President of E-Mails Announcing the Appointment of Yet Another Vice President.
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:59 am
by jimk
jingle_jangle wrote:IME the most useless emails at my University are those sent by the Executive Office, announcing yet another Vice President has been hired/appointed. We seem to have hundreds.
I keep waiting for the one announcing the appointment of a Vice President of E-Mails Announcing the Appointment of Yet Another Vice President.
Send one out, Paul. I dare ya!
JimK
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:39 pm
by jingle_jangle
I need my paycheck...
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:24 pm
by doctorwho
Well, the latest trend at work with regard to meetings is:
1) prior to the meeting, have a long "pre-meeting" to go over the intended topic of discussion
2) have the meeting, but be sure not to have an agenda, so that other topics are covered in addition to the original topic for discussion
3) have a long follow-up meeting to go over what was discussed in the meeting
4) have a follow-up to the post-meeting follow-up meeting
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:19 pm
by manta
Paul,
After seeing your VW Woody, you're the RRF Vice President of Cool!
Manta
Re: POST YOUR OXYMORONS HERE
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:24 pm
by winston
manta wrote:Paul,
After seeing your VW Woody, you're the RRF Vice President of Cool!
Manta
I had to read this post twice and then I put my glasses on...............oh never mind.