▲ 142 ▼ What literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 23 points 2 years ago (3 children) Irony like Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia being the fear of long words permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 2 years ago And lisp having an S in it or rhotacism having an R. Ironic: yes, cruel: definitely! permalink fedilink source parent [–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Totally! Like aipohphobia is the fear of palindromes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not Aibohphobia? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago Don’t you dare scaring me like that ever again! permalink fedilink source parent [–] MushroomsEverywhere@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I love that the term glottal stop is a perfect example of a glottal stop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I think that might depend on accent. I pronounce it like bottle... which is also a glottal stop with those accents. Okay I pronounce it like gobble but with t's instead of b's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] twice_twotimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Yeah in most North American dialects it’s produced with a tap/flap, not a glottal stop. Unfortunate, because it would be very fun if it were true for us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 2 years ago And lisp having an S in it or rhotacism having an R. Ironic: yes, cruel: definitely! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Totally! Like aipohphobia is the fear of palindromes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not Aibohphobia? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago Don’t you dare scaring me like that ever again! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not Aibohphobia? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago Don’t you dare scaring me like that ever again! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago Don’t you dare scaring me like that ever again! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MushroomsEverywhere@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I love that the term glottal stop is a perfect example of a glottal stop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I think that might depend on accent. I pronounce it like bottle... which is also a glottal stop with those accents. Okay I pronounce it like gobble but with t's instead of b's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] twice_twotimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Yeah in most North American dialects it’s produced with a tap/flap, not a glottal stop. Unfortunate, because it would be very fun if it were true for us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I think that might depend on accent. I pronounce it like bottle... which is also a glottal stop with those accents. Okay I pronounce it like gobble but with t's instead of b's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] twice_twotimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Yeah in most North American dialects it’s produced with a tap/flap, not a glottal stop. Unfortunate, because it would be very fun if it were true for us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] twice_twotimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Yeah in most North American dialects it’s produced with a tap/flap, not a glottal stop. Unfortunate, because it would be very fun if it were true for us. permalink fedilink source parent