ADS-L Digest - 5 Jun 2012 to 6 Jun 2012 (#2012-159)

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jun 7, 2012, at 6:29 AM, Geraldine Hizer wrote:

> Can anyone tell me the meaning of--or correct spelling
> of--"paraprosdokian"?
> Merriam-Webster search returned nothing.
> Allegedly, Winston Churchill favored them: a familiar phrase but  ending
> changed. Ex: "Where there's a will - I want to be in it."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraprosdokian

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