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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Jackie #203601 12/02/11 03:26 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Zeugma is more when a word is used in two different ways in the same sentence. In this instance something like: So and so was killed by the cornfield and a hunter. In this case it's just a poorly chosen preposition causing ambiguity that was jumped on by a couple of wise guys. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Mixed metaphors--or something Jackie 12/01/11 03:52 AM Re: Mixed metaphors--or something LukeJavan8 12/01/11 03:10 PM and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. wofahulicodoc 12/01/11 09:44 PM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Avy 12/02/11 01:46 AM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Jackie 12/02/11 01:53 AM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Faldage 12/02/11 03:26 AM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Avy 12/02/11 01:52 PM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Jackie 12/03/11 03:41 AM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Faldage 12/03/11 01:09 PM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. BranShea 12/03/11 12:56 PM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Jackie 12/04/11 03:03 AM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Faldage 12/04/11 11:36 AM Re: and along the same lines is the Oldie-but-Goodie.. Buffalo Shrdlu 12/04/11 03:40 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,345 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 718 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 20 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,547 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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