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Santos believes that "silently screaming" is an oxymoron. Is he correct?
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Santos believes that "silently screaming" is an oxymoron. Is he correct?

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Yes.

An oxymoron is a combination of contradicting terms. Silently and screaming seem to be contradictory in that silent means quiet and scream means to yell loudly.
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yes i think its correct
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