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  • Word For The Day, Thursday, November 3, 2005 - catachresis

    11/03/2005 4:45:21 AM PST · by secret garden · 166 replies · 1,276+ views
    dictionaries ad nauseum | November 3, 2005 | secret garden
    In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". catachresis • \kat-uh-KREE-sis\ • noun 1. use of the wrong word for the context 2. use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech Example sentence:The paper printed a correction for the previous day's catachresis: dubbing a local artist-philanthropist a "socialist" when they meant "socialite." Etymology: As you might have guessed, "catachresis" is a word favored by grammarians. It can be employed as a fancy label of disparagement for whatever uses the...