sorry for the sorry state of soeresmus, the origin of the word, that is. i received tswum's inquiry and fear i cannot give a good answer. i just searched my sources on tropes & schemes and have not found it. i seem to remember getting the word/definition from a dictionary of tropes and schemes from a library which i xeroxed [back in those days] and not sure i still have it buried in the garage. i was more interested in classifying the nifty quotes i found than in the word itself so did not pursue its origin. as for the mass of typos in the version i sent to tswum lo, those many years ago, i had to terminate spell check at the start because i would have been correcting every other word. can anyone refer me to source for 1. the word for the space underneath a staircase [i have seen "spandrel" used but not convinced] and the word for someone who finishes your sentences for you.??
thanks to all y'all [plural of y'all]
pete saussy
pawleys island sc
