Monday, June 05, 2017
word for the day: hen·di·a·dys
henˈdīədəs/
noun
RHETORIC
- the expression of a single idea by two words connected with “and,” e.g., nice and warm, when one could be used to modify the other, as in nicely warm.
‘Necessary and Proper’ and ‘Cruel and Unusual’: Hendiadys in the Constitution” (Virginia Law Review 2016), new conspirator sam bray.
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