tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 10 19:26:25 1997
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Re: Analysis of new Skybox cards
- From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Analysis of new Skybox cards
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:26:17 -0400 (EDT)
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]> (message from BillWillmerdinger on Wed, 9 Jul 1997 22:29:23 -0700 (PDT))
>Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 22:29:23 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Bill Willmerdinger <[email protected]>
>
>Mark E. Shoulson wrote:
>
>> >From: Bill Willmerdinger <[email protected]>
>>
>> Probably... I dunno, I don't really see this as quite as earth-shattering
>> as some others seem to (though I may change my mind). It just seems to be
>> a little natural asyndeton for effect. I'm not ready to say "yep, that's a
>> provable, productive construction for progression..."
>
>"asyndeton" yImugh! jIyajbe'.
It's a literary term, referring to leaving out a conjunction where you
otherwise would expect one (e.g. "They left hastily, angry, sadly.") It's
sometimes used for poetic or dramatic effect.
~mark