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Latest post Wed, Jun 25 2008 3:45 PM by Anonymous. 4 replies.
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Wed, 26 Jan 05 06:54 AM
Just considering a few of the curiosities of the language:
Why is 'Abbreviation' such a long word?
Why is 'Pheonetically' not spelt pheonetically?
Why does 'Onomatapaeia' not sound onomatapaeic?
Isn't it cruel to spell 'Blind' with an 'i'?
Why isn't 'Palendrome' a palendrome?
Why is Santa an anagram of Satan?
Any other similar questions?
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Guest,
4 yr 302 days ago
Hi there. Just a couple of corrections:
Phonetically (without an E after the PH...seems pretty phonetic to me)
Palindrome
Onomatopoeia and Onomatopoaic
It is impossible for onomatopoeia to sound onomatopoaic because it is not describing a sound. Onomatopoeia means "the formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to". Example: buzz
Anonymous,
3 yr 178 days ago
i am looking for words that are both a Palindrome
and an Onomatopoeia. for example: pop, toot, peep, hah...
Anonymous,
3 yr 156 days ago
 Guest wrote: | Hi there. Just a couple of corrections:
Phonetically (without an E after the PH...seems pretty phonetic to me)
Palindrome
Onomatopoeia and Onomatopoaic
It is impossible for onomatopoeia to sound onomatopoaic because it is not describing a sound. Onomatopoeia means "the formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to". Example: buzz |
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Pheonetically would have to start with an "F" to make it Pheonetic. Just dropping the "e" doesn't do it.
Anonymous,
1 yr 151 days ago
Yeah, lisp is a word people with a lisp can't pronounce.
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