This is called tmesis: "What man soever" we've put one word between the syllables of another word. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-01] Reference
(In English only the compounds of "ever" readily lend themselves to tmesis.). From Wordnik.com. [The recommended daily allowance] Reference
In tmesis we break a work in two, usually to put another word between the parts. From Wordnik.com. [The recommended daily allowance] Reference
Nonetheless, tmesis reminds us (if we need to be) that in such grammatical matters -- never say never. From Wordnik.com. [The recommended daily allowance] Reference
I just put all of that stuff in the tmesis pile before you showed me that there's a whole nother category. From Wordnik.com. [Sometimes You Just Wonder] Reference
Wrath and I are old friends, and I've come to accept his tendency toward tmesis as an endearing personality quirk. From Wordnik.com. [The Forgotten Six] Reference
As Professor Barbara Stevens Heusel points out, the episode contains numerous instances of tmesis. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 2] Reference
On the double gender of sæ, cf. Cook's Sievers 'Gram., p. 147; and note the omitted article at ll. 2381, 318, 544, with the peculiar tmesis of. From Wordnik.com. [Beowulf] Reference
When accompanied by the preposition kita, "with," there is a tmesis of the preposition, and the pronouns are placed between its first and second syllable; e.g. vi, him''-ki-ni-ta, "with him.". From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Raznor: I don’t know the correct linguistic term but I do know that “fan-fucking-tastic” is an example of tmesis. From Wordnik.com. [What’s your favorite swear word?] Reference
FantasiaWHT: I consider “a whole nother” to be a tmesis, and therefore acceptable though it’s definitely an informal colloquialism. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Most Commonly Misspelled Phrases:] Reference
"A whole nother" is a fine example of tmesis. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: "MISPRONOUNCED" WORDS.] Reference
Given the tmesis of that neo-Goethean "Ah," the. From Wordnik.com. [Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian] Reference
My favorite figure of arrangement is the tmesis. From Wordnik.com. [The recommended daily allowance] Reference
Most entertaining. tmesis. From Wordnik.com. [New BSG fiction] Reference
(7) Harsh instances of tmesis; l. 586. From Wordnik.com. [The Student's Companion to Latin Authors] Reference
Word is apo& 207; rhoia, efflux, or tmesis, segmen, or probole, emissio or prolatio; and by Jerome, Adv. Ruf. From Wordnik.com. [NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus] Reference
She had correctly spelled “tmesis,” “izzat,” “kanone,” “aubade,” “psittacism,” “recrementitious,” “clinamen,” “hukilau,” “Shedu,” “towhee,” “synusia,” “cucullate,” “terrene,” “Bildungsroman,” “chiragra,” “Galilean” and “gobemouche.”. From Wordnik.com. [Ugly Vegetable Contest] Reference
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