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Re: ot- I could hardly fail to disagree with you less.
- Subject: Re: ot- I could hardly fail to disagree with you less.
- From: "Patricia M. Godfrey" priscamg@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:00:41 -0400
David Auerbach wrote:
By me, litotic constructions are not unfavored. (Points to those who
know the name of the construction just used.
Did you intend anastrophe or hyperbaton? I cannot find definitions
that clarify the distinction--if any--between them.
(And to be perfectly honest, I had to rummage about in Fowler's
Technical Terms entry to refresh my memory. But I couldn't resist a
challenge like that.)
--
Patricia M. Godfrey
PriscaMG@xxxxxxxx