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    Default blog on oxy-morons!

    civil war is a common one, what are others? and no i dont know what it means but is fun to say and wonder what words are, so lets have fun lol

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    ITT: People who don't know what an oxymoron actually is.

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    You're an oxymoron, Hypnos. The civil war thing is just a pun, Garren.

    I think oxymoron is one, but I need to freshen up on my latin (boy, will I look silly if it turns out to be greek ).

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    i dont think it is a pun, we actually call it a civil war and i thought about it and that doesnt make sense. then again we are a wierd culture.

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    "Civil" is a word with multiple definitions. You seem particularly attached to the eighth example here, which would not be the appropriate definition in the context of a "civil war." It is not an oxymoron.

    Also, I don't know who you're referring to as "we," but if I'm not mistaken, you live in the US, which is by no means unique in having a civil war chronicled in its rather short history.

    Quote Originally Posted by Robin v. Persie View Post
    I think oxymoron is one, but I need to freshen up on my latin (boy, will I look silly if it turns out to be greek ).
    From Wiki:

    Oxymoron is derived from the 5th century Latin "oxymoron", which is derived from the Ancient Greek "ὀξύς" (oxus, sharp) + "μωρός" (mōros, dull). The Greek "ὀξύμωρον" (oxumōron) is not found in the extant Greek sources, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.


    tl;dr Elmdor is quite right.
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