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constructions now
called "
Wellerisms" has
inspired plays; sometimes, the
playwrights have
created even more
Wellerisms. A type of
Wellerism called a Tom Swifty...
- grammar,
etymology and
usage "Definition of
WELLERISM". www.merriam-webster.com.
Examples of
Wellerisms, The
Charles ****ens Page "Laura
Joyce Bell Dead"...
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Linguistic fossils and set
phrases are
often mani****ted for word play, as in
Wellerisms: "We'll have to rehe**** that," said the
undertaker as the
coffin fell...
- was "A Book of Tom Swifties". Lundin,
Leigh (2011-11-20). "Wellerness".
Wellerisms and Tom Swifties. Orlando: SleuthSayers. Lederer,
Richard (6 February...
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Journal of
International Proverb Studies. Proverbs, Quotations, Sayings,
Wellerisms".
Archived from the
original on 2010-02-12.
Retrieved 2009-12-13. theatrecrafts...
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vapidly factual. The
character that made ****ens famous, Sam
Weller became known for his
Wellerisms—one-liners that turn
proverbs on
their heads. Many were...
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contained in a mid-19th
century collection of
proverbs where the
title is a
Wellerism:
Ordnung muß sein,
sagte Hans, da
brachten sie ihn ins
Spinnhaus (in English:...
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distinguished from
other types of
proverbial speech, e.g.
proverbial phrases,
Wellerisms, maxims, quotations, and
proverbial comparisons."
Based on
Persian proverbs...
- Underwood,
Cordelia finds a copy of the
Pickwick Papers in her uncle's chest.
Wellerism Sergeant Buzfuz This
article incorporates text from a
publication now...
- Surprise,
Chapter 7).
Related to proverbs,
Aubrey tells Maturin a
clever Wellerism, "'It's not a fit
night out for man or beast,' as the
centaur observed...
