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From 'Hamlet' to 'The Tempest', how Shakespeare used catachresis as a grammar tool
It's another one of those terms only grammarians would know
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A list of terms that many of us might find useful to brush up on
A list of terms that many of us might find useful to brush up on
With this, you can take part in the future discussions about the subject with some familiarity
And believe it or not, none of these are made up!
The limerick form was popularised by Edward Lear in his 'A Book of Nonsense'
shashi tharoors world of words
'Tough', 'through', 'though' 'thought': The absurdities of English spelling
The same four letters, “ough”, that’s pronounced six different ways
shashi tharoors world of words
From 'Betty Botter' to 'woodchuck', here are some alliterative tongue-twisters you need to know
English speakers take great pleasure in mastering tongue-twisters
shashi tharoors world of words
From Bugs Bunny to Peppa Pig: Did you know these alliterations are used in pop culture?
Children who read get used to alliteration pretty easily, because their stories are full of characters with alliterative names