tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900815857064481870.post3042210974243754489..comments2022-03-27T10:11:18.906-04:00Comments on Scotch Tape and Duct Whisky: ZeugmaxMatthew Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759432311030656368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900815857064481870.post-24396442076912980502010-11-21T10:50:47.244-05:002010-11-21T10:50:47.244-05:00I agree that it's an example of syllepsis, but...I agree that it's an example of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeugma#Syllepsis" rel="nofollow">syllepsis</a>, but so was the example quoted by Zwicky. The defining quality of my construction was the empty final clause (<i>"I want to date a girl who puts out."</i>) That's not something that's routinely seen in syllepsis.Matthew Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06759432311030656368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900815857064481870.post-21444368308054243252010-11-21T09:48:32.966-05:002010-11-21T09:48:32.966-05:00The rhetors already beat you to it; it's calle...The rhetors already beat you to it; it's called syllepsis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com