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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Windy expostulations #70608 05/21/02 07:44 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 200 A AphonicRants enthusiast AphonicRants enthusiast A Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 200 Elsewhere, Angel gave us an example from William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" Act one, Scene One. And from the site dr. bill linked us to elsewhere today: periphrasis - wordily going round and round the subject: Lyd. But quick! quick, sir! Fag. True ma'am, as you say, one should be quick in divulging matters of this nature; for should we be tedious, perhaps while we are flourishing on the subject, two or three lives may be lost! Lyd. . . . Then prithee, sir, be brief. Fag. Why then, ma'am, as to murder, I cannot take upon me to say -- and as to slaughter, or man-slaughter, that will be as the jury finds it. Lyd. But who, sir--who are engage in this? [source not given, but googling indicates Act V of The Rivals by Richard Sheridan, the same play that brought us Mrs. Malaprop.] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Windy expostulations #70609 05/21/02 11:14 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Less said, soonest mended. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,347 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 818 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,548 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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