Friday, February 8, 2013

ABC's of oxymorons

English, it’s so complicated.

act naturally
boxing ring
certain risk
definite maybe
educational TV
freezer burn
graduate student
head butt
inside out
junk food
kosher ham
liquid smoke
more unique
new tradition
one size fits all
plastic silverware
questionable answer
relative truth
sinfully good
toll free
unknown identity
virtual reality
weekday
young adult
zero deficit

I'm linking with G-man for a Friday Flash 55

142.  xerox machines
143.  scanners
144.  pdf's
145.  photoshop
146.  spell-check
147.  double-sided printing
148.  ocr's
149.  Fridays

11 comments:

  1. ha. we are full of oxymorons...smiles...

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  2. I been looking for you...
    Now you can call me Happy Boy!
    Or Little Galen.....:-)
    Loved your Oxymoronic 55
    Thanks for playing, You always make me smile,
    and plaease have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  3. Oooops, I almost forgot....Yahtzee!!!!!!

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  4. And yet most of them actually do have some meaning.

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  5. One size fits all my fat ass!

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  6. These were so much fun.

    Flash 55 - Dreams

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  7. Kaitlin @ Homemaker DesignFebruary 13, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    This is fantastic!! And yet so sad, *sigh* Oh English language, why are you so strange?!?!
    (love how you used the alphabet to list these - oh I bet there are sooo many more!!)

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