MTA (More Trouble Ahead) nicknames

[Laurence Horn]

At 2:32 AM -0500 3/30/05, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:
>On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 09:09:08PM -0500, Wilson Gray wrote:
>>
>>   Davis, even in the town of Davis, is known for only two
>>  things; its Department of Viticulture and Oenology and
>>  fielding a powerhouse Division II football team.
>              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Surely this is an oxymoron (FSVO "oxymoron")?
>
Are "large mouse", "small elephant", and similar relativized modifier
constructions considered oxymoronic?

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