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172. A Few More Words: Paraprosdokian

Posted in: 2023 Posted on April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 Posted in: a few more words, double entendres, English language, figures of speech, humour, paraprosdokian, puns, rhetoric, writing
https://chrt.fm/track/CFE4F1/www.buzzsprout.com/1912968/12746843-172-a-few-more-words-paraprosdokian.mp3

I talk about the figure of speech called paraprosdokian, and how it fits into the universe of rhetorical figures. It includes puns, too, and I provide examples of it in use.

LINKS

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraprosdokian

From a Monty Python Sketch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmD8y0PJ2Vo&ab_channel=DougMonthy

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