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Old 22-Oct-2006, 13:16
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what is the grammatical term for two opposing words in a sentence, like bitter sweet?
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Old 22-Oct-2006, 13:40
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Actually, bittersweet is a single word: ' tinged with sadness'. Are you speaking of an oxymoron, as in military intelligence?
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Old 22-Oct-2006, 15:39
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i think so. it was just out of curiosity, it was doing my head in. been that long since i was at school!! thnx
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