TheOrcWhoWrites@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前What literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1133arrow-down1message-squareWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?TheOrcWhoWrites@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square85fedilinkfile-text
For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
minus-squareajoebyanyothername@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 年前I’m a fan of semantic satiation, wherein you hear something so much that it doesn’t sound like a real word anymore.
minus-squarefool@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-21 年前Say it with me, boys: Squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel.
minus-squareMrShankles@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前I’m not sure I’ll ever truly recover what “telephone” means… it’s like a fleeting hazy picture, disappearing as I turn to look
I’m a fan of semantic satiation, wherein you hear something so much that it doesn’t sound like a real word anymore.
Say it with me, boys:
Squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel squirrel.
Thanks, I hate it!
I’m not sure I’ll ever truly recover what “telephone” means… it’s like a fleeting hazy picture, disappearing as I turn to look