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Re: OXYMORON

Please explain. Was it also "by construction?" I know that
"sopho" stands for sophistication (wisdom) but why do you
think that "more" stands for moron?

Bernard Cleyet wrote:

Like sophomore.

bc

Ludwik Kowalski wrote:

ARGUING ABOUT WORDS?

By a stretch of imagination the word OXYMORON can be
said to be an oxymoron (oxy being "keen or sharp" in Greek).
Ludwik Kowalski