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Wellerisms, named after Sam Weller in Charles Dickens's ''The Pickwick Papers'', make fun of established clichés and proverbs by showing that they are wrong in certain situations, often when taken literally.〔 In this sense, wellerisms that include proverbs are a type of anti-proverb. Typically a wellerism consists of three parts: a proverb or saying, a speaker, and an often humorously literal explanation. Sam Weller's propensity to use the types of constructions now called "wellerisms" have inspired plays; sometimes, the playwrights have created even more wellerisms.〔George Bryan and Wolfgang Mieder. 1994. "As Sam Weller said, when finding himself on the stage": Wellerisms in dramatization of Charles Dickens' ''Pickwick Papers''. ''Proverbium'' 11:57–76. Also (Online version )〕 A type of wellerism called a Tom Swifty incorporates a speaker attribution that puns on the quoted statement. ==English examples== * "Everyone to his own taste," the old woman said when she kissed her cow. * "We'll have to rehearse that," said the undertaker as the coffin fell out of the car. * A body can get used to anything, even to being hanged, as the Irishman said. (Lucy Maud Montgomery--''Anne of Green Gables'') * "This week is beginning splendidly," said one who was to be hanged on Monday. * "Much noise and little wool," said the Devil when he sheared a pig. * "So I see," said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw. * "Simply remarkable," said the teacher when asked his opinion about the new dry-erase board. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wellerism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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