some more f-words

previously, i presented some choice f-words from a naughty dictionary. i think it only fair that i feng shui the durtyness of those words with some far cleaner f-words from another dictionary. from a handlist of rhetorical terms (1991)° [paraphrased]:

  • far fet: a figure of speech where the present effect is attributed to a remote cause: “the ship is sinking, damn the forest where the mast grew.” (also metalepsis)
  • fleering frumpe: mockery of an opponent accompanied by a gesture. (also mycterismus)
  • flitting figure: passing over an issue quickly. (also metastasis)
  • forrein speech: mispronunciation through ignorance or a wretched accent to fit the meter or rhyme. (also barbarismus)
  • foule speech: lewd allusion or double entendre (also cacemphaton)
  • frequentatio: word heaps; when one tries to win an argument by using a multitude of unnecessary words. (also congeries)

looking over this list is like reading a harry potter grimoire°.

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