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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread aposiopesis #122157 02/05/2004 7:41 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Date: Wed Sep 24 00:03:05 EDT 1997 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--aposiopesis ap.o.si.o.pe.sis n., pl. -ses [LLat. <Gk. aposiopesis <aposiopan, to become silent: apo- (intensive) + siopan, to be silent <siope, silence] A sudden breaking off of a thought in the middle of a sentence, as though the speaker were unwilling or unable to continue. `On the Genealogy of Morals'.(book reviews)., Vol. 70, The Germanic Review, 09-01-1995, pp 177(2). "Scheier is concerned with form and Allison focuses `on Nietzsche's rhetorical use of aposiopesis,' that is, of becoming silent." Spector, Stanley J., Nietzsche, Genealogy, Morality: Essays on Nietzsche's Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: aposiopesis #122158 02/05/2004 8:17 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont does this relate to "pause"? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: aposiopesis #122159 02/05/2004 8:23 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear etaoin: it sounds like a pause for effect, to convey some emotion of the speaker. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: aposiopesis #122160 02/05/2004 8:27 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont perhaps some form of tmesis? a · pos(pause) · iopesis formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: aposiopesis #122161 02/05/2004 8:37 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 a · pos(pause) · iopesis Naw. Check the etymology in Dr Bill's first post. apo-siope-sis Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: aposiopesis #122162 02/05/2004 10:48 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Naw. actually, I was thinking of some sort of aural tmesis. could our word pause(or whatever it came from) have developed from the tmetification of this word? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 7 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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