Wordie: Zeugma: Comments

Comment by johnmperry, about 1 month ago

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:09:55 +0000

Comment by ofravens, 6 months ago

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:34:50 +0000

"Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take---and sometimes Tea."
--Alexander Pope, "The Rape of the Lock," Canto III

Comment by rweintr, 6 months ago

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:01:00 +0000

It is important to keep zeugmatic tires properly inflated.

Comment by arby, about 1 year ago

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:25:13 +0000

Zounds!

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:33:38 +0000

Zoiks! ;-)

Comment by slumry, about 1 year ago

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:40:15 +0000

I was thinking of it as an unpleasant oath playing on the letter zee. ;-) For instance, Great zooming zits, that's ugly!

Comment by jennarenn, about 1 year ago

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:27:56 +0000

Zooming zits? Lucky you, mine usually just plod along.

Comment by slumry, about 1 year ago

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:44:41 +0000

I agree, it is an unlikely sounding word. Zooming zits!

Comment by arby, about 1 year ago

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:34:09 +0000

Love the concept, don't really care for the word itself tho. It sounds like some kind of disease. Or maybe a car. "Try the new Zeugma - 50 miles to the gallon!"

Comment by slumry, about 1 year ago

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:41:18 +0000

Ha! I used the Groucho Marx quotation this week, and it was the first thing that came to mind when I read the definition of zeugma!

Comment by rek, about 1 year ago

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:32:19 +0000

compare with syllepsis

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:13:15 +0000

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
--Groucho Marx