We have heard that opposites attract, but we have never realised that our own English language which we speak and write every day, contains certain opposites to form a meaningful phrase. Just consider some such opposites which make sense, when used together.
1. Clearly Misunderstood.
2. Exact Estimate.
3. Small Crowd
4. Act Naturally
5. Found Missing
6. Fully Empty
7. Pretty Ugly
8. Seriously Funny
9. Only Choice
10 Original Copies
11. Alone Together
12. Deafening Silence
13. Civil War
14. Bitter Sweet
15. Conspicuous Absence
16. Deafening Silence
17. Devout Atheist
18. Deceptively Honest
19. Dull Roar
20. Even Odds
21 Larger Heart
22. Open Secret
23. Loud Whisper
24. Negative Growth
25. Old News
26 Random Order
27. Same Difference
Can you think of some phrase which becomes meaningful with opposites.
1. Clearly Misunderstood.
2. Exact Estimate.
3. Small Crowd
4. Act Naturally
5. Found Missing
6. Fully Empty
7. Pretty Ugly
8. Seriously Funny
9. Only Choice
10 Original Copies
11. Alone Together
12. Deafening Silence
13. Civil War
14. Bitter Sweet
15. Conspicuous Absence
16. Deafening Silence
17. Devout Atheist
18. Deceptively Honest
19. Dull Roar
20. Even Odds
21 Larger Heart
22. Open Secret
23. Loud Whisper
24. Negative Growth
25. Old News
26 Random Order
27. Same Difference
Can you think of some phrase which becomes meaningful with opposites.
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ReplyDeleteOxymoron
So true, all of these!
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