Oxymoron.
This is one of my favourite words... Any word with moron in it will generally amuse.
So - oxymoron... it is a figure of speech ... conjoining contradictory terms, a rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together for effect.
Fun Run
Working Holiday
cruel kindness
to make haste slowly
deafening silence
poor little rich girl
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Ohh I have 2 to add to the list!
'friendly ex's'
'stress free holiday'
Enough said.
We could make quite a list here...
Army Intelligence
A fine mess
A little pregnant
Tram timetable
Flexible ethics
Incredibly real
Uninvited guest
Unbiased opinion
Toll free
Tentative conclusion!
Ha ha ha ha!
Oh, I laughed when I read "fun run" on your list!!! I AGREE!
Thanks for sharing your lovely blog
Hannah xx
Thanks for the contributions!
Brandy - Friendly ex... hmmm. I try really I do - but I often wonder if it wouldn't be easier to let it go... that's another post all together!
Thanks Wanderer... Army intelligence - that sounds like a "bush-ism"!
Yes - Summer Pickles it's a favourite of mine too - fun and run just DON'T mix. I have just started (to try) running (again) and I have blisters all over my feet!Maffra67
How about:
American Culture
clearly ambiguous
Foolproof instructions
Friendly Fire
Gourmet Pizza
Microsoft Works (one for you wanderer)
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