Aposiopesis

//__Aposiopesis __//


 * Definition:: ** a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed.

First Known Use: 1555
 * Origin:: ** Late Latin, from Greek //aposiōpēsis,// from //aposiōpan// to be fully silent, from //apo-// + //siōpan// to be silent, from //siōpē// silence


 * See also:: ** epanorthosis

Definition taken from merriam-webster.com


 * Example ** from the text:

1) In the story A Rose for Emily, city authorities are trying to make Emily, the main character pay taxes but she refuses. “But there is nothing on the books to show that, you see. We must go by the—”

“See Colonel Sartoris. I have no taxes in Jefferson.”“But, Miss Emily—”“See Colonel Sartoris.” The city authorities are stopped mid sentence.

> (Homer Simpson in //The Simpsons//) (Example taken from <span style="display: block; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="display: block; display: inline !important;">grammar. about.com)
 * Internet Example:**
 * <span style="font-family: inherit; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;">"I won't sleep in the same bed with a woman who thinks I'm lazy! I'm going right downstairs, unfold the couch, unroll the sleeping ba--uh, goodnight."

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