Paraprosdokianisms :: السالفة الثالثة

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Paraprosdokianisms

.. وهي مصطلح في ترجمتي الشخصية .. يعني على غير المتوقع

وحسب تعريفه في ويكبيديا .. هو مصطلح يستخدم عندما يأتي الجزء الثاني من العبارة على غير ما نتوقعه .. فيجعلنا نعيد قراءة الجزء الأول لنعيد استيعابه بطريقة مختلفة

وهذه بعض العبارات التي أعجبتني من الإيميل ..

.. وهي باللغة الإنجليزية

* Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

* The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.

* Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

* If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

* Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

* Evening news is where they begin with 'Good Evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

* To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

* A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

* I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.

* Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

* Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

* I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.

* You're never too old to learn something stupid.

* To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

* A diplomat is someone who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.

* When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

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4/12/2010