> re. pianoforte

It seems the case with many one word 'oxymorons' that, depending on what sort of fuzzy logic a smart fool (or dimwit) uses, you could regard 'gateway' or 'seaport' as oxymorons or at least genuine imitations. I thought the idea of an oxymoron as a label for a truly oxymoronic state (highly ambivalent emotions) was always best exemplified by the 'bitter sweet' feelings of problematic romance which Shakespeare was fond of describing.

- wise fool