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Enallage
Figure of speech used to refer to the use of tense, form, or person for a grammatically incorrect counterpart
Enallage (; Greek: ἐναλλαγή, enallagḗ 'interchange') is one type of scheme of rhetorical figures of speech which is used to refer to the use of tense, form, or person for a grammatically incorrect counterpart.
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Enallage (; Greek: ἐναλλαγή, enallagḗ 'interchange') is one type of scheme of rhetorical figures of speech which is used to refer to the use of tense, form, or person for a grammatically incorrect counterpart.
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