Talk:Pataphor
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[edit] Click language?
I can't help but notice that half time this word appears as 'pataphysical (with a single apostrophe). Is this like Click language or something? A pronunciation guide might be helpful.
- ...based on Alfred Jarry's "science" of 'pataphysics.
- ...claimed that 'pataphysics existed...
- ...Although the word 'pataphor' has likely been used by others to mean different things in a 'pataphysical context, Lopez...
- ...correspond to the 'pataphysical notion
- ...not in fact physics, but 'pataphysics.
- Recognition by the College of 'Pataphysics
- ...published by the Collège de 'Pataphysique...
Ewlyahoocom 04:45, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] re: apostrophe
Please see the 'pataphysics entry for a full explanation of the apostrophe (bottom of first paragraph):
- "Jarry mandated the inclusion of the apostrophe in the orthography "to avoid a simple pun," the pun probably being "patte a physique" -- or "leg of physics"."
[edit] Pataphor vs. Pun: "He tipped his hat, and the waitress"
With respect to the contribution of 9/18/06, the phrase "He tipped his hat and the waitress" is more akin to a pun.
If a man's hat were compared to something -- say, an observatory -- and the metaphor were to begin describing details of the night sky, or the people in the observatory: that would constitute a pataphor.
Obviously the various options are endless, but must fit within the framework of the pataphor's construction. :]
[edit] citable
Also, in addition to being a true pataphor (versus a pun, extended metaphor, etc.), ideally, examples should be citable from works published in print or on the Web.
