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Thread #173152 Message #4198863
Posted By: and e
10-Mar-24 - 08:36 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Oh, Sir Jasper Do Not Touch Me!
Subject: RE: Origins: Oh, Sir Jasper Do Not Touch Me!
... Oh , sir Roger , do not touch me !, the following sequence is obtained : Oh, Sir Roger, do not touch ! Oh, Sir Roger, do not ! Oh, Sir Roger, do ! Oh, Sir Roger! Oh, Sir ! Oh!
The same mechanism of successive ellipsis ...
Humour: An Anatomy & Physiology by Cristina Tataru. 1999. pg 215.