Monday, February 8, 2010

"-Ly" Sentence Modifiers for Figures of Speech -- anti-Gricean

In Sesquipedalianism, I propose that


Zeugmatically speaking, I have enough
room in my room for my hat _and_
a few friends.

is _silly_.

Grice, apres Albritton, also commented on the silliness of

Ironically, he is a fine friend
+> "He is a scoundrel"

or

Metaphorically, you're the cream in my coffee.

"It's understood," Grice writes (or words), "that people don't need to be warned like that. Children yes, but people no".

Etc.

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