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Dan Luke schrieb:
In the interest of moving this along, I will guess at your fuzzy parsing and
peculiar definition of "oxymoron", ...

Although English is not my native language, I did understand it without
difficulties, and the sentence fits perfectly the definition of an
oxymoron. The formulation was not very elegant, and it can even be
debated whether believing in a scientific theory is an oxymoron, but
that doesn't change the fact that the point was perfectly understandable.

Hmm, I see that oxymoron sounds pretty similar to moron.

"Stefan" wrote in message
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Dan Luke schrieb:
In the interest of moving this along, I will guess at your fuzzy parsing
and peculiar definition of "oxymoron", ...

Although English is not my native language, I did understand it

Then perhaps you'd like to explain it.

and the sentence fits perfectly the definition of an oxymoron.

No. An oxymoron is one thing composed of two contrary things that refer to
one another. The sentence contains two things that do not modify or refer
to each other.

Wikipedia: An oxymoron ... is a *figure of speech* that combines two
normally contradictory terms. Oxymoron is a loanword from Greek oxy
("sharp") and moros ("dull"). Thus the word oxymoron is itself an oxymoron.
Oxymorons are a proper subset of the expressions called contradictions in
terms. What distinguishes oxymorons from other paradoxes and contradictions
is that they are used intentionally, for rhetorical effect, and the
contradiction is only apparent, as the combination of terms provides a novel
expression of some concept, such as "cruel to be kind".

Hmm, I see that oxymoron sounds pretty similar to moron.

Really?

Gosh!

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Dan
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"Dan Luke" wrote in
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"Stefan" wrote in message
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Dan Luke schrieb:
In the interest of moving this along, I will guess at your fuzzy
parsing and peculiar definition of "oxymoron", ...

Although English is not my native language, I did understand it

Then perhaps you'd like to explain it.

and the sentence fits perfectly the definition of an oxymoron.

No. An oxymoron is one thing composed of two contrary things that
refer to one another. The sentence contains two things that do not
modify or refer to each other.

Wikipedia: An oxymoron ... is a *figure of speech* that combines two
normally contradictory terms. Oxymoron is a loanword from Greek oxy
("sharp") and moros ("dull"). Thus the word oxymoron is itself an
oxymoron. Oxymorons are a proper subset of the expressions called
contradictions in terms. What distinguishes oxymorons from other
paradoxes and contradictions is that they are used intentionally, for
rhetorical effect, and the contradiction is only apparent, as the
combination of terms provides a novel expression of some concept, such
as "cruel to be kind".

Hmm, I see that oxymoron sounds pretty similar to moron.

Really?

Gosh!


It obviously stirred a memory.


Bertie

Dan Luke schrieb:

Wikipedia: An oxymoron ...

Wikipedia, the definitive authoritative source. But thanks, I *do* know
what an oxymoron is: e.g. "those who believe in scientific theory" is one.

What I don't know however is whether you really don't understand or are
just playing some game. Either way, there's no point in trying to
explain the abovementioned oxymoron.

Stefan wrote in
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Dan Luke schrieb:

Wikipedia: An oxymoron ...

Wikipedia, the definitive authoritative source. But thanks, I *do*
know what an oxymoron is: e.g. "those who believe in scientific
theory" is one.

What I don't know however is whether you really don't understand or
are just playing some game. Either way, there's no point in trying to
explain the abovementioned oxymoron.



Let me try to expand your understaindg of the term with an example:


Cool Swiss.


Bertie

Stefan wrote:
Dan Luke schrieb:

Wikipedia: An oxymoron ...

Wikipedia, the definitive authoritative source. But thanks, I *do* know
what an oxymoron is: e.g. "those who believe in scientific theory" is one.


Do you believe in gravity? That's a Scientific Theory. There are many
here that seem to confusing the scientific meaning of the word with the
common usage.

Gig 601XL Builder schrieb:

Do you believe in gravity? That's a Scientific Theory. There are many
here that seem to confusing the scientific meaning of the word with the
common usage.

Sometimes it really would help to read the history of a debate and get
the context prior to respond.

Stefan wrote in news:a7386$47a751aa$54497f39$8128
@news.hispeed.ch:

Gig 601XL Builder schrieb:

Do you believe in gravity? That's a Scientific Theory. There are many
here that seem to confusing the scientific meaning of the word with the
common usage.

Sometimes it really would help to read the history of a debate and get
the context prior to respond.


Sometimes. Not when the debate was written by Lewis Carrol, though.


Bertie

Stefan wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder schrieb:

Do you believe in gravity? That's a Scientific Theory. There are many
here that seem to confusing the scientific meaning of the word with
the common usage.

Sometimes it really would help to read the history of a debate and get
the context prior to respond.

I have read this thread and to raise to the level where I would consider
it a debate would take a crane.

What it is, is a few people putting forth the idea that it requires a
leap of faith to believe a scientific theory that is equal to the leap
of faith required to believe in a religion. I personally think that is
an insult to both scientific theory and religion.

"Stefan" wrote:

Wikipedia: An oxymoron ...

Wikipedia, the definitive authoritative source. But thanks, I *do* know
what an oxymoron is: e.g. "those who believe in scientific theory" is one.


You are welcome to produce one you consider more authoritative.



What I don't know however is whether you really don't understand or are
just playing some game.

I do understand.

The two components do not comprise an oxymoron. They do, however indicate a
pattern of misunderstanding on the part of the OP.

Either way, there's no point in trying to explain the abovementioned
oxymoron.

Mmm-hmm.

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Dan

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