So what exactly is this word which merited to be the title of this "cool" blog? And why did I put aposiopesis in the title of the post? Don't worry - all your questions are about to be answered.
tme·sis /təˈmisɪs/ - noun
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware. [Origin: 1580–90; <>tmésis <>tmésis a cutting, equiv. to tmé- (var. s. of témnein to cut) + -sis -sis]
Or perhaps more applicable to the modern day: abso-[explitive of choice, usually beginning with the letter "f," although "bloody" seems to be popular in the UK these days]-lutely!
A note on the origin - the Greek root témnein, meaning "to cut," is present is many words in English, including:
-ectomy [ek "out" + tomy]
epitome [epi "into" + tome]
dichotomy [dicha "in two" + tomia]
diatom [dia "through" + tom]
anatomy [ana "up" + tomy]
entomology [entomos < size="5">ap·o·si·o·pe·sis [ap-uh-sahy-uh-pee-sis] –noun
a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed.
[Origin: 1570–80; <>aposiōpé- (verbid s. of aposiōpáein to be fully silent; apo- apo- + siōpáein to be silent) + -sis -sis]
So now with out newfound knowledge, let's see if we can put two and two together into a coherent sentence:
"Wrap it quickly! It a sur-friggin-prise for - oh."
That was fun...?
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