Oxymorons

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Zig
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There's a shit load of betting ads encouraging you to place a bet on all sorts of possibilities then they sign off with the line "gamble responsibly". :?
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Zig wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:04 am There's a shit load of betting ads encouraging you to place a bet on all sorts of possibilities then they sign off with the line "gamble responsibly". :?
Yup. One that really p*sses me off too!
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FujiKiwi
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“Oxymoron” is itself an oxymoron. It comes from the Greek “oxy”, meaning “sharp” and “moron”, meaning “blunt”.
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