Paraprosdokian - The Lighter Side - November 15, 2010

[rtidd]

Paraprosdokian

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax.

[wgflyer]

Wonderful. They're gonna love/hate me at work, now, for perhaps a good month or so.

Thank you!