I gave up on myself, but I didnèt quit.
2007-07-07 22:17:51 · 7 answers · asked by Lee Edward 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
no. It's rather more of a paradox, assuming its true. Honestly, the two clauses don't appear to directly contradict each other, at least not without a more a context to frame them in.
2007-07-07 22:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by wunder_bred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I gave up on myself = I surrender or quit.
I didn't quit = I didn't give up.
Yeah, oxymoron to me.
2007-07-08 05:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by winterlotus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you referring to when you say "but I didn't quit"? You gave up on yourself, but I didn't quit what? bathing, eating, reading, etc.? If referring to the first proposition then it just cancels it out. It's basically two negatives, and two negatives make a positive. So, what you're actually saying is that you DIDN'T quit giving up on yourself.
2007-07-08 05:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No its not an oxymoron
2007-07-08 05:38:47 · answer #4 · answered by Monica 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WTH iza oxymoron
2007-07-08 05:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure sounds like one to me. BTW, your apostrophe function must not be working on your computer
2007-07-08 12:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by Sharon Newman (YR) Must Die 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think probably not as well as there aren't two contradictory terms.
There's an interesting website at -
http://www.oxymorons.info/
2007-07-08 05:29:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋