almost exactly

by oxymoronlist on March 6, 2009

Discuss this oxymoron in the comments below.

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  • jaena

    what do they mean by complete this oxymoron: almost

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  • Jared

    Oh my god – it's like jeopardy. The give you the answer and somebody comments the question!

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  • Jared

    Oh my god – it's like jeopardy. The give you the answer and somebody comments the question!

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  • josie

     if it’s “exactly” then it can’t be “almost exactly” by the mere definition of the word exactly.

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  • Guest

    “almost” means “nearly” – d’uh!

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  • hhh

    you guys are almost right. And this is not an oxymoron…

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