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Stop if you feel faint or pain! [duplicate]
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Ellipsis that results in one word serving as both subject and object
I am “adjective” and I am “present continuous” in one sentence
I was using some exercise equipment ...
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sylleptic parentheses
Here's a quote from Wikipedia:
the triple point of Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water (VSMOW, 273.16 K and 0.01 °C)
Now, "VSMOW" refers to "Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water", while "273.16 K and ...
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Of the difference between zeugma and syllepsis
I am confused about what is the relative meaning of zeugma compared to syllepsis, both in its current meaning and possibly in former understandings of these words.
The New Oxford American Dictionary ...
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Would or Could, in a list of questions, is the first verb always the correct choice?
Here is an example of what I am wondering about:
I wonder why or how someone could kill a person.
In this sentence we have two questions, why and how. They both require different supporting ...
