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What is the name for this phenomenon? #1 (permalink) Fri Apr 20, 2007 22:45 pm   What is the name for this phenomenon?
 

Hi all,

Mrs. Harter was left to contemplate the, to her,repellent object--a large,ungainly-looking box, studded with knobs.

Is there any specific term for sandwiching any word or phrase between the article and a noun? I would call this as split noun by analogy with 'split infinitive'. Laughing But this is only my sudden thought Smile
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What is the name for this phenomenon? #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 25, 2007 16:26 pm   What is the name for this phenomenon?
 

In my opinion, you do not need "to her" at all as it is implicit. If you have to, I'd move "to her" to before "the", right after contemplate. "the repellent object" should go together.
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What is the name for this phenomenon? #3 (permalink) Wed Apr 25, 2007 19:24 pm   What is the name for this phenomenon?
 

Hi Pamela,

The construction in your sentence:

Quote:
Mrs. Harter was left to contemplate the, to her,repellent object--a large,ungainly-looking box, studded with knobs
is a stylistic device and the words 'to her' are in parenthesis. By adding the words 'to her' in this way you are drawing attention to the fact that the object was repellent to her although it would not necessarily be so to another person.

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