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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Help #34564 07/04/2001 1:46 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 apophasis And I was going to say parale(i)psis My favorite example was from the comic strip Miss Peach (names made up to protect my forgetfulness): Lester: I have to go to the principal's office for that fight we got into. Fred: You are not to mention my involvement in the fight. Lester (in principal's office): There was George, Patty, Frank and Bill, not to mention Fred. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Help jimbo 07/04/2001 5:19 AM Re: Help Rapunzel 07/04/2001 11:36 AM Re: Help Faldage 07/04/2001 1:46 PM Re: Help wwh 07/04/2001 1:55 PM Re: Help Faldage 07/04/2001 2:10 PM Re: Help belligerentyouth 07/05/2001 8:26 AM Re: Help maverick 07/05/2001 10:16 PM Re: Help Anonymous 07/06/2001 2:45 PM Re: Help AnnaStrophic 07/06/2001 8:25 PM Re: Help Anonymous 07/06/2001 10:43 PM Re: Help maverick 07/07/2001 1:45 AM Infotainment wsieber 07/06/2001 6:14 AM Re: Help wordcrazy 07/04/2001 12:44 PM Re: Help wow 07/04/2001 1:29 PM Re: Help wwh 07/04/2001 1:43 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 Topics13,917 Posts230,524 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,318 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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