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Curtmiester

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A figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in ?cruel kindness? or ?to make haste slowly.

So which one do you know is your favorite?
Military intelligence. (I live in North America so that might tell you why.)
 

shaltir

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Curtmiester said:
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A figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in ?cruel kindness? or ?to make haste slowly.

So which one do you know is your favorite?
Military intelligence. (I live in North America so that might tell you why.)
/sigh...the military actually has some bright young people filling its ranks.
 

KSarty

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xxhazyshadowsxx said:
Civil War. Whats so Civil About War?
That one doesn't actually work because it does not indicate that the war is civil in nature. It means it is a war of the general public, a civilian war.

OT: My favorite of recent memory is "Christian Scientists".
 
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thisnameistaken2 said:
I've met quite a few intelligent donkeys in my time...

For me it's when people use "stupidly" as an adjective, for example: "that's stupidly clever!" is something I've heard quite a few times.
 

Hazy

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KSarty said:
xxhazyshadowsxx said:
Civil War. Whats so Civil About War?
That one doesn't actually work because it does not indicate that the war is civil in nature. It means it is a war of the general public, a civilian war.

OT: My favorite of recent memory is "Christian Scientists".
Ah.. Killjoy :l

Alright, then.. Damned Saint. Or Loving Hate.
 

Andaxay

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shaltir said:
Curtmiester said:
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A figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in ?cruel kindness? or ?to make haste slowly.

So which one do you know is your favorite?
Military intelligence. (I live in North America so that might tell you why.)
/sigh...the military actually has some bright young people filling its ranks.
I'm agreeing with this.

Fantastic flaws.