anacoluthon

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

Word Origin

anacoluthon (n.)
"want of grammatical sequence; changing constructions in mid-clause," 1706, from Latinized form of Greek anakoluthon, neuter of anakolouthos "inconsequent," from an- "not" (see an- (1)) + akolouthos "following," from copulative prefix a- + keleuthos "way, road, track, path" (see celerity).

Example

1. Usage : I apologize for my anacoluthon , but how can you concentrate on work on a beautiful day like today ?

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