Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
minus-squareleaky_shower_thought@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·13 days ago“pseudo-anglicisms”. good examples are eye-shopping, relooking, face control and salaryman. their origins are interesting and colorful.
minus-squareTheo@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days agoCool. Similar to anglicism. also, cognate comes to mind here since talking about words between languages.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoThe infamous Handy that I’m typing this on.
minus-squareleaky_shower_thought@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agothe body bag one is also funny infamous for misinterpretations
“pseudo-anglicisms”. good examples are eye-shopping, relooking, face control and salaryman.
their origins are interesting and colorful.
Cool. Similar to anglicism. also, cognate comes to mind here since talking about words between languages.
The infamous Handy that I’m typing this on.
the body bag one is also funny infamous for misinterpretations