1. EpanorthosisAn epanorthosis is a figure of speech that signifies emphatic word replacement. The example "thousands, no, millions!" is a stock example. More often, however, epanorthosis signifies immediate and emphatic self-correction, and as such often follows a Freudian slip (either accidental or deliberate). Examples: "The psychologist known as Sigmund Fraud—Freud, I mean!" "I've been doing this for six weeks!—er, days, that is.
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