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    What is 'an inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence?'

    Question #29124. Asked by yogiandbooboo. (Mar 05 03 5:01 AM)


    buggywuggyfresh

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    Mar 05 03, 5:09 AM
    McG

    		See #28913

    Mar 11 03, 7:55 AM

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