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  1. 27-Sep-2007, 00:28 #1
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    Default opposites

    What do we call that, putting two opposite words side by side in a sentence?
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    Default Re: opposites

    Do you mean "oxymoron"?

    Like jumbo shrimp? Or airplane food?
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    Default Re: opposites

    Thatīs it! Thanks! I just often forget this word...
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