It might sound like a schoolyard insult, but it’s not. An oxymoron refers to a word, phrase, or use of language that seems to directly contradict itself, and it is believed to come from the Greek ...
Mark Twain once said that America is the greatest nation on the face of the Earth for two reasons. First, every citizen has the right to say exactly what they believe. Second, most are smart enough to ...
Criminals are people that commit crimes - what they do is against the law because they harm people. The term "Non-violent criminal" is an oxymoron. If you purchase a product or register for an account ...
Many years ago, I had the good fortune to attend a musical in New York City that was entirely in Yiddish, a presentation of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. The play, Gimpel Tam, was based on ...