Tuesday, September 19, 2006

catachresis

misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.

At 6:22 AM, Ron said...: That is not the word I was looking for, but your definition is correct. I would be happy to give you the extra credit, but I don't recognized your screen name.
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At 3:58 PM, koager said...: I'm Andy Wu