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Posted By: wwh chiasmus, again - 01/23/04 09:06 PM
Handsome is as handsome does. And vice versa:


chiasmus (ky-AZ-mus) n .a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases.

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"It is not enough to preach about family values, we must value families. -- Hillary Rodham Clinton

Methinks the lady's values are all in the bank.

Posted By: Wordwind Re: chiasmus, again - 01/24/04 02:41 AM
I wonder how much of her cashmus went into purchasing that one?

Posted By: wwh Re: chiasmus, again - 02/02/04 06:19 PM
In the roots site, I just learned that "chiasmus" was
named after letter "chi" which is two lines crossed.

Posted By: wwh Re: chiasmus, again - 02/02/04 06:26 PM
How about as a coinage, "dichiasmus" meaning a "couble-cross"?

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