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50What are Malaprops?
Mrs Malaprop, a character in in Richard Sheridan’s play The Rivals, gave us such gems as, “Oh, there’s nothing to be hoped for from her! She’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.”...
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62What is a Paraprosdokian?
This funny sounding word is a figure of speech and a literary device used by many humourists. Translates loosely to ‘unexpected’. If the beginning of a sentence causes the reader or listener to expect something and the end comes as a surprise,...
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