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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread catachresis #122821 02/13/2004 4:43 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Something all of us wish to avoid. Date: Mon Dec 4 00:30:41 EST 1995 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--catachresis cat.a.chre.sis or cat.a.chres.ti.cal \.kat-*-'kre--s*s\ \-'kre--.se-z\\-'kres-tik\ \-ti-k*l\ \-ti-k(*-)le-\ n or cat.a.chre.ses [L, fr. Gk katachre-sis misuse, fr. katachre-sthai to use up,] pl misuse, fr. kata- + chre-sthai to use 1: use of the wrong word for the context 2: use of a forced and esp. paradoxical figure of speech (as blind mouths) - cat.a.chres.ti.c adj. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: catachresis #122822 02/13/2004 5:35 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont and it never happens here. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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

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