Re: Parataxis? Does it take a paradigms?

Subject: Re: Parataxis? Does it take a paradigms?
From: Edward Schaperjahn <schaperjahne -at- NIMO -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 12:04:00 -0400

>>Yes, yes, yes! I see it all the time and in most cases, the words 'model'
>>or 'example' would do. The only word that makes my butt squinch more is
>>"proactive." Just looking at both words on the same page is bringing on
>>waves of butt squinching--not to mention nausea.
>
>BUT, without a proactive paradigm to paraphrase parataxis-paralyzed
>paragraphs, you'd par-obably partake of parboiled parabolic parenteral
>parfuscations. Perfunctorily, or perhaps perversely,,, p-p-pardon me?
Oh no! Just when I was getting the Peter Piper-thing down.

Ed Schaperjahn

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