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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Oxymoron

Hi.

"We were decent by American standards, which means not very good at all." [From the BBC.]

Is it oxymoron?

Thank you.
  

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Thank you, Fivejedjon, for your reply.
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Oxymorons:

The living dead
a pessimistic Pollyanna
an honest crook
unbiased opinion
soft rock
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