Paraprosdokians
The first time I heard about paraprosdokians, I liked them. Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected & is frequently humorous.
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you.... but it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up.... we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right, only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
10. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
11. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
12. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first & call whatever you hit the target.
13. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car mechanic.
14. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
15. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder & harder for me to find one now.
Spread the Laughter,
Share the Cheer,
Let's Be Happy.
The first time I heard about paraprosdokians, I liked them. Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected & is frequently humorous.
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you.... but it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up.... we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right, only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
10. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
11. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
12. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first & call whatever you hit the target.
13. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car mechanic.
14. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
15. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder & harder for me to find one now.
Spread the Laughter,
Share the Cheer,
Let's Be Happy.
Inputs Courtesy: ENT Specialist Doctor with 41 years of experience. He can be reached Only on WhatsApp messages at 9243301223.
I am hearing this word for the first time. Never even imagined such a word would exist. But what it represents is really interesting and humorous. My thanks to anonymous ENT Specialist.
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