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Mar. 25th, 2015 02:46 pm
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"They were looking for love, but what they got was taken advantage of."

Does that count as zeugma, or what?
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Date: 2015-03-25 10:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] midnight-sidhe.livejournal.com
That is first-class.

Date: 2015-03-26 02:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] inthelemonlight.livejournal.com
This is excellent.

Date: 2015-03-27 12:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/-mycroft-holmes/
Huh, I always thought that was syllepsis. Apparently I thought wrong...

Date: 2015-03-27 12:48 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] dr_whom
Maybe it is! I can never remember if syllepsis and zeugma are the same thing or not.
Edited Date: 2015-05-17 07:11 pm (UTC)
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