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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.
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I wonder how much of her cashmus went into purchasing that one?
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In the roots site, I just learned that "chiasmus" was
named after letter "chi" which is two lines crossed.
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How about as a coinage, "dichiasmus" meaning a "couble-cross"?
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