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so are the pairs similar to an oxymoron then Wofa
what about these...
not yet
not always
not ever
Not exactly. The oxymoron is a self-contained opposite -- "jumbo shrimp."
These false opposites have the external appearance of opposites, but rather instead they are like two lines that don't even intersect, rather than going in the other direction.
full duplex (teletype transmission in both directions at the same time)
empty duplex (can't rent my apartment for love nor money)
Your other examples are negation rather than contradiction .
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