Paraprosdokians Of The Day

Huh? Read on. From PeggyGator. From Wikipedia: A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is su...

Huh? Read on. From PeggyGator.

From Wikipedia:


A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax. For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians

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