Opposite Words Attract

So today, I noticed a word combination used in a news story. The story had to do with the "wealthy poor". The societal implications of the demise of the middle class aside, I loved the use of two words so diametrically opposed to each other. It made me want to think up a word combo with a similar nature. The first combination that came to mind included an image with it, an image of some Elizabethan heroine as she professed words of love to her paramour. It went something like this: “Oh Heathcliff, I’m so wretchedly happy.”

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I think that’s hilarious. Of course, just my luck, someone’s probably thought of it and used it in literature already.
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Published on March 21, 2014 17:06 Tags: comedy, heathcliff, news, words
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