[Ads-l] relish = 'revel'

[Dan Goncharoff]

Isn't it blending the noun and verb forms of relish? I take relish in
something, but I relish something.
DanG


On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at mst.edu> wrote:
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> This is a blend ("relished his strong third-place showing" + "reveled in hi=
> s strong third-place showing"), aided by the phonetic similarity of "revele=
> d" and "relished". =20
> The sentence Jon passed along is a beautiful example of this feature (synta=
> ctic blend aided by phonetic similarity of the blending elements).
> Gerald Cohen
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> Jonathan Lighter (February 02, 2016 5:06 PM), wrote:
> CNN journalist:
> "Last night Marco Rubio relished in his strong third-place showing in Iowa.=
> "
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