Wednesday, October 17, 2012

October 14, 2012

CATACHRESIS

Pronunciation: \kat-uh-KREE-sis\

Function: noun
-misuse or strained us of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect

Example Sentence:

Sometimes the members of the Breakfast Club may use a catachresis when describing something.

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