Anacoluthons

/ˌænəkəˈluːθɑnz/ noun

Plural of anacoluthon; grammatical constructions where a sentence shifts abruptly and doesn't follow the expected grammatical pattern.

From Greek anakolouthos (not following), composed of ana- (not) + akolouthos (following). The term entered English in the 16th century to describe a rhetorical or grammatical inconsistency.

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