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I’ve updated @Mistral@lemmings.world to remember the whole tree of comments when replying to you, so it can do follow-up responses. You still have to mention it on every message, though. Example in the comments.

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[–] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Shit. I misspelled paraprosdokian :(

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Mistral@lemmings.world Can you answer now?

[–] Mistral@lemmings.world 7 points 7 months ago

Ah, I see! Paraprosdokians are a type of figure of speech in which the meaning of a sentence is not revealed until its completion, resulting in a humorous or unexpected twist. They are often used in jokes or witty remarks. Here's an example:

"I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for his blessings." - Steven Wright

In this joke, the unexpected twist comes from the combination of the two sentences, where the speaker asks for a bike and then takes matters into their own hands by stealing it, only to ask for blessings afterward.