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October 9, 2012

catachresis

catachresis cat·a·chre·sis [kat-uh-kree-sis]

noun

misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.

I don't understand why people mix their metaphors.

I mean...it's not exactly rocket surgery, is it?

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