The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #120107   Message #2610556
Posted By: Nick
13-Apr-09 - 07:38 PM
Thread Name: BS: WalkaboutsVerse Anew
Subject: RE: WalkaboutsVerse Anew
The example of zeugma I always remember from schooldays was - "He swallowed his pride and a cough lozenge".

Hypozeuxis is new to me. It was tmesis the other week which up until then I'd always thought was what Mr Jinx chased after.

Aren't parts of speech fun?

Were it not for WAV, we might not be exploring them. Or talking in subjunctives.