Seriously Funny, and Other Oxymorons

Seriously Funny, and Other Oxymorons

Autor
An publicare
2017
Nr. Pagini
160
ISBN
9781472139436

Descriere

'BrilliantWillmakeaperfectXmasstockingfiller'
BronyaRalley
'Delightful.Thisdip-in-anywherebookputasmileonmyfacefromthefirstpage...foreveryonewholikesagoodchuckle'
RuthMilligan
Asweallknow,theoxymoronisoneofthegreatbeautiesoftheEnglishlanguage.Ithasbeendefinedas'afigureofspeechthatjuxtaposeselementsthatappeartobecontradictory'.Famousexampleswouldinclude'bitter-sweet','opensecret'and'compassionateConservatism'.
SeriouslyFunny,andOtherOxymoronsbringstogetheragreatmanyexamplesoftheoxymorongenre,amusinglyillustratedbyPaulThomas.
ThebookisarrangedaccordingtovariouscategoriesrangingfromPopularCulturetoPoliticalPrinciplesandBusinessEthics,allcoveredinSimonBrett'sinimitablywittystyle.
Anyonewithan'unbiasedopinion'willquicklygraspthatSeriouslyFunnymakesa'devilishlynice'book.

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