Author, blogger, cat wrangler.
My favorite euphemism was born one fine Sunday afternoon when a Jehovah's Witness came proselytizing at our door. Husband answered, intending to politely explain we were already zealously devoted to the Dark Lord, when the good Witness spotted one of our cats, Bartholomew. When Husband saw the man's eyes fall onto and then expand at… Continue reading Figure of Speech: Paradiastole
I first heard the term zuegma in a course on Shakespeare. I don't remember the Shakespearian example given, but the second was from Alanis Morissette's "Head Over Heels": You held your breath / And the door for me That's stuck with me because it's such a perfect illustration of the term. But this post would… Continue reading Figure of Speech: Zeugma
A.K. Caggiano 