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Language Log had a post discussing the Inaugural Address, and it included this passage. I thought of Wordsmith Talk because I know that many terms of rhetoric have been discussed here: Kennedy was the last president who could comfortably dip into the rich stew of classical figures of speech. “Not as a call to battle, though embattled we are” — that would be both chiasmus and polyptoton. Rhetoricians have been botanizing this stuff for millennia, and by now there's no way to put two words together that doesn't have a Greek label, kept alive by a thin line of English department pedants. There are 67 people in America who live for this stuff.
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here's the link to Geoff Nunburg's post: link to Geoff Nunberg's post
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Interesting stuff. Thanks.
There are 6819 members here, some are interested, certainly more
than 67.
Last edited by LukeJavan8; 01/25/2009 5:33 PM.
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I beleive that number (67) was offered "tongue-in-cheek".
Remember, 27% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton
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Remember, 27% of all statistics are made up on the spot. I believe that's a bit higher, say, 41%... ;0)
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I beleive that number (67) was offered "tongue-in-cheek".
Remember, 27% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Ya think??
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I beleive that number (67) was offered "tongue-in-cheek".
Remember, 27% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Ya think?? Yeah, and the other 73% don't mean a thing. One thing's for sure, those 67 have all posted here.
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And who polls the pollsters?
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