Timeline for Is there a word to describe mocking a list by extending it?
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| Sep 18, 2016 at 17:08 | history | edited | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Please never use backticks on ELU: they are for computer code only. The use–mention distinction is best made by setting mentions in italic.
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| Jul 31, 2016 at 13:51 | history | protected | tchrist♦ | ||
| Jul 30, 2016 at 3:30 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/759229578917343232 | ||
| Jul 29, 2016 at 17:01 | comment | added | Benubird | @Josh61 Not really an anaphora, as it's not a reptition of words - can anaphora be used for a reptition of syntax? I like the term "garden path sentence" as well, but that implies that ambiguity in meaning, which isn't there. | |
| Jul 29, 2016 at 16:28 | answer | added | Mr_Thyroid | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 29, 2016 at 16:13 | answer | added | Phil Sweet | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 29, 2016 at 15:57 | comment | added | bib | @Josh61 I like it. Maybe anaphoric sarcasm? | |
| Jul 29, 2016 at 15:09 | comment | added | user66974 | In rhetoric terms, probably an anaphora - Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines. | |
| Jul 29, 2016 at 15:09 | comment | added | Gary | Nice question. It reminds me of "Reductio ad absurdum" just exploding instead of imploding. | |
| Jul 29, 2016 at 15:03 | history | asked | Benubird | CC BY-SA 3.0 |