Re: Paraprosdokians

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting a
tomato in a fruit salad.

I love it!

-----Original Message-----
>From: Catriona Erler <catriona@catrionatudorerler.com>
>Sent: Apr 5, 2018 5:28 PM
>To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: [GWL] Paraprosdokians
>
>Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a
>sentence or phrase is unexpected and frequently humorous. The word comes
>from the Greek, combining para (against) and prosdokia (expectation).
>Winston Churchill loved them.
>
>Here's one that cooks may quibble about, but which pedantic gardeners will
>appreciate:
>
>Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting a
>tomato in a fruit salad.
>
>Cheers,
>Catriona
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