10 Examples of Oxymorons
Oxymorons are figures of speech using two or more words that directly contradict each other. They are quite common in day-to-day language, and little attention is given to the fact that they are a contradiction in themselves. Quite often, we don’t even recognize that there is a contradiction at all.
Although technically contradictory, it will usually be quite overly pedantic to pick people up on them. Casual figures of speech are common in language, and the main point is to get your point across. Oxymorons can help us to do that very well, and here’s a look at some of the most common.
