Theo to Ask LemmyEnglish • 2 months agoWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?message-square88arrow-up1151arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1142arrow-down1message-squareWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?Theo to Ask LemmyEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square88file-text
For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
minus-squareTiefling IRLlinkfedilink60•2 months agoMalaphors are my faves. Like saying "we’ll burn that bridge when we get to it*
minus-square@owenfromcanadalinkEnglish14•2 months agoMy favorite lately: “you don’t want to get two birds stoned at once”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 months agoThank you! I’ve been trying to think of this word for years.
Malaphors are my faves. Like saying "we’ll burn that bridge when we get to it*
My favorite lately: “you don’t want to get two birds stoned at once”
I’m a glass half-assed kind of guy.
Thank you! I’ve been trying to think of this word for years.