Something’s outer edge—
or else the inner structure
of a term paper
Oh, haiku – what have you done? I fear this one will be a bit of a challenge. Today’s word, which starts with O, describes two things that seem contradictory. One is the outer edge of something; the other is a topic I spend a lot of time on with my students as they learn to write their term papers. Sometimes they have to turn in this inner structure before they turn in the paper itself. Got it? Let us know in the comments!
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Outline? I think that’s it. I’m not sure. It’s Monday. I need more coffee. Day job beating me silly.
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You’re right! I was afraid this would be a difficult one, but you got it anyway. On Monday. Without enough coffee. At the day job. Awesome!
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Had outline instantly. That’s a compliment to your writing. I love words that mean the opposite of each other depending on usage. Of course, the moment I say that, I can’t think of another one for a good example. That’d be a fun blog post series, yes?
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I saw a list of those self-antonyms a while ago. The only one I remember is “trim.” It can mean to remove extra things (as in, “trim that scraggly tree in the yard”) or to ADD extra things (as in, “trim the Christmas tree”). Weird!
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Too clever for me – or maybe it’s just nearly bedtime!
Have fun with this – you are!
Jemima Pett
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Outline. It took me until the last line to figure it out.
~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
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Well done! Thanks.
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