Paraprosdokian

What is Paraprosdokian?


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The term for a figure of speech in which a sentence or phrase has an unexpected or surprising ending. Often used for humourous effect, and thus heavily used by comedians.

Examples:

“Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.”

"If I am reading this graph correctly – I would be very surprised." — Stephen Colbert

"If you are going through hell, keep going." — Winston Churchill

"I sleep 8 hours a day. And at least 10 at night." — Bill Hicks

'The car stopped on a dime, which unfortunately was in a pedestrian’s pocket,' said one.

'A witty paraprosdokian there, my good fellow,' said the other.

See joke, unexpected, laughter


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