"It is better to be safe than happy."Any word can be substituted, in this case "happy" for "sorry," but they are closer than just arbitrary. They are slant homonyms, having the same meter (trochee) and a rhyme on the final, unstressed syllable.
posted by TC @ 7:16 AM
I teach people how to be witty: How to give listeners insights they cannot forget in words they love to repeat. (Although, for actual income, I consult in High Performance Computing.) I intend to use this blog to record my researches and speculations concerning creativity (current theory: conceptual blending), rhetoric (the tropes involving conceptual blending), and humor (involving rhetoric).
Thomas (TC) Christopher, is a part time writer, speaker, storyteller, poet and web entrepreneur. He offers T-shirt designs for the witty at Witty Self-Expression. Currently he is developing a series of (so far well-received) ebooks, webinars, and workshops on public speaking style and humor, including: Creating Memorable Speeches, Humorous Plays on Words, and Easy Humor. He was a professor of computer science for 20 years at Illinois Institute of Technology before resigning to write books full time. In spare moments, he is a contra dancer and choreographer, a member of Toastmasters - holding an ATM-G, their highest speaking rank - and a Gentleman (someone who pursues no occupation or profession for money).
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