On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Cliff Wise wrote:
>An oxymoron is an element in classical rhetoric in which opposites are
>combined to sharpen a point, not to contradict it. An example would be *His
>impassioned plea was met by thunderous silence*. Giant shrimp probably exist
>as does the oft quoted non-oxymoron military intelligence.

 computer genius :-)

Jack Morgan                             Debian GNU/Linux Enthusiast
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