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CONSCIOUSLY HIP... IS IT AN OXYMORON?
posted by Michelle Taber, February 8, 2008, 5:45PM
We just wanted to nip this question right in the bud... cause we knew that someone would come up with this thought...here is what we had in mind... starting out with definitions from the good old fashion dictionary.
Oxymoron
A combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness); broadly: something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements
~Merrmiam Webster
Hip
1 a: having or showing awareness of or involvement in the newest developments or styles b: very fashionable: trendy 2: aware or appreciative of something -used with to
- hip -ly adverb
: to make aware : tell inform
~Merrimam Webster
Consciously
1: perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation
2archaic : sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact
3: personally felt
4: capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception
5: self-conscious
6: having mental faculties undulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor : awake
7: done or acting with critical awareness
8 a: likely to notice, consider, or appraise b: being concerned or interested c: marked by strong feelings or notions
~Merrimam Webster
OK, so, Oxymoron says something about cruel kindness... no...not trying to be that way...hip says two things we like, showing awareness of or involvement in the newest development or styles...yeah, cool...and it says, to make aware...you got it...that is exactly what we are trying to do! So, last but not least, consciously, the one that hits home with us is #2, sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact. Yeah...that's right...Consciously Hip. |
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