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> In most other contexts we encounter, stuffing an adjective in there means "NOT". I think that's less a comment on grammar and more about how there's a tenden
by xanthopan 8y ago
> In most other contexts we encounter, stuffing an adjective in there means "NOT".
I think that's less a comment on grammar and more about how there's a tendency to name stuff that is similar to other stuff, yet markedly different, in oxymoronic ways. For example:
"virtual reality", "business ethics", "educational television", "military intelligence", "magic realism"
- mc32 8y agoTo me, none of those on their own, without context are oxymoronic. Yes, their meaning is often stretched without that being realized by the speaker, but at the same time they have a useful baseline meaning.