Re: Re: [PHP] Your language sucks because...
| From: | Daniel Brown | Date: | Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:21:05 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: [PHP] Your language sucks because... | ||
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On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 16:04, Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote:
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> I'm still not getting it, and the only dictionary I have about is some
> tiny pocket one I've had since I was 9!
The word was 'tmesis', which is a linguistic phenomenon in which
words or phrases have other words or phrases thrown into the mix. The
hint to which I believe George referred was Richard's
"abso-bloody-lutely" statement, which is a perfect example of tmesis.
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