2007-08-21 08:59:17 · 5 answers · asked by WSIDR Fan 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The traditional plural form is "oxymora", sticking with the Latin. But "oxymorons" has now also become acceptable Since English is not too keen on using Latin plurals, I suspect the -s form will win out in the end, at least for most people.
Note the following link -- some dictionaries allow ONLY "oxymora", others list both.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oxymoron
(Also, the Yahoo!Answers spell-check accepts only "oxymora".)
2007-08-21 09:55:45 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oxymorons
Example:
He just gave a list of 5 different oxymorons
2007-08-21 16:06:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, 'oxymorons' seems to be correct and used most often, but apparently you can also use the rarer form 'oxymora' if you want to be really classy!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxymoron
2007-08-21 16:59:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just add an 's' I think
2007-08-21 16:09:07 · answer #4 · answered by tiggeronvrb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oxen-y-morons ;-)
2007-08-21 16:06:35 · answer #5 · answered by ankush 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋