People are frequently confused about the difference between a paradox and an oxymoron. Often times the reason for this is because both involve words which seem contradictory to each other.
In the case of oxymoron’s, it’s often two words where each words definition is completely contradictory – And yet are commonly used in our English language. Oxymoron’s are often so interesting that many “experts’ keep record of the most popular ones. Here’s five of the most popular oxymoron’s.
1) Jumbo Shrimp
2) Plastic Glasses
3) Pretty Ugly
4) Tax Return
5) Government Organization
While oxymoron’s are intriguing and often downright funny, They are different from paradoxes. The main distinction is that a paradox, although it first – may appear opposed to common sense, it is nevertheless true!
The teachings of Jesus are full of paradox’s. So, over the next few weeks we are going to be studying each of them in detail.
