—"My ſiſter, mayhap," quoth my uncle Toby, "does not chooſe to let a man come ſo near her ****" Make this daſh—'tis an Apoſiopeſis.—Take the daſh away, and write Backſide,—'tis Bawdy.
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Aposiopesis
/ˌæpəsaɪəˈpiːsɪs/
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Aposiopesis leaves imperfect sense; And, sometimes, such a pause speaks eloquence.
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“If you are not—” The aposiopesis was icy.
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“Have fire in this garret before night or—” / He stopped because he could not go on. It was an aposiopesis of the purest kind.
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