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You've all probably heard of araprosdokians, but I haven't. They are figures of speech where the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected, and frequently humorous. Such as:

Where there's a will, I want to be in it!

Do you have any?

[Corrected spelling error in title]

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I couldn't find that word, but I did find paraprosdokian. Wikipedia has an article on it. So does World Wide Words.

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I'm going to miss you, unless I get the sights on this rifle fixed.

A bird in the hand will probably peck off your thumb.

A friend in need is a pest.


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
 
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My source must have left off the "p!" Or else I did. I have been traveling for work and just don't remember where I found that word. I think it was in some local newspaper.

I have edited the title so I don't look like more of an idiot than I actually am. Wink
 
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