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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon: finishing a sentence with a different grammatical structure from that with which it began:

  • And then the deep rumble from the explosion began to shake the very bones of--no one had ever felt anything like it.
  • Be careful with these two devices because improperly used they can--well, I have cautioned you enough.
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