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Pretty Ugly: More Oxymorons and Other Illogical Expressions That Make Absolute Sense
Pretty Ugly More Oxymorons and Other Illogical Expressions That Make Absolute Sense
Author: Warren Blumenfeld, Ph. D.
Blumenfeld unearths dozens of previously undetected (in Jumbo Shrimp) contradictory expressions. He also reveals a new class of illogical phrases such as: "free gift", "hot water heater", "microdot", "classic tradition", and "final conclusion".
ISBN-13: 9780399514937
ISBN-10: 0399514937
Publication Date: 1/10/1989
Pages: 96
Edition: 1st American ed
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Publisher: Perigee
Book Type: Paperback
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A scattering of cartoons with a great deal of oxymoronic-heavy text between. And a chapter on pleonasms and palindromes for added fun.


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