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“Today’s Oxymorons”

Posted in Crazy Language, ESL on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »

More “English is a Crazy Language” stuff (see other ticklers @ engines of mischief) :
Act naturally
Found missing
Resident alien
Advanced BASIC
Genuine imitation
Airline Food
Good grief
Same difference
Almost exactly
Government organization
Sanitary landfill
Alone together
Legally drunk
Silent scream
British fashion
Living dead
Small crowd
Business ethics
Soft rock
Butt head
Military intelligence
Software documentation
New York culture
New classic
Sweet sorrow
Childproof
“Now, then…”
Synthetic natural gas
Passive aggression
Taped live
Clearly misunderstood
Peace force
Extinct Life
Temporary tax increase
Computer jock
Plastic glasses
Terribly pleased
Computer [...]

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“Strange English Words”

Posted in Crazy Language, ESL on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »

I don’t know whether my friend Anthony Herron crafted this himself or sourced it from elsewhere, but this article I got from him via email will surely interest students of language. A related work is Richard Lederer’s widely distributed essay, “English is a Crazy Language,” which can be viewed here. For “Poems on the [...]

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