"Guy converts to judaism at the end gets adult circumcision and the girl"

Jun. 22nd, 2022 04:12 am
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Is it just me, or is that a really weird juxtaposition using the word "gets"?
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Date: 2022-06-20 09:18 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] cosmolinguist

It's a bit zeugma isn't it.

Date: 2022-06-20 06:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] isis
That's what I was thinking!

Date: 2022-06-21 09:24 am (UTC)
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Beat me to that.

Date: 2022-06-22 06:31 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] highlyeccentric
I love zeugmas!

The best one is "Our teeth and ambitions are bared", but this comes fairly close.
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