[R-390] Sniffing Oxy makes you a moron...

Thomas W Leiper [email protected]
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:00:19 -0400


On Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:05:39 -0500 "Scott, Barry (Clyde B)"
<[email protected]> writes:
> I believe the word for which the distinguished ambassador is 
> searching is "oxymoron".

I was not "searching" for the word "oxymoron" because I
wanted to use a phrase. And whether one chooses to use
a phrase or a word to illustrate something depends upon
whether the author wants to achieve parity, or simply an
equality of outcome :-)

Capt. B. J. Smythian