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  2. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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    Retronym: creating a new word to denote an old object or concept whose original name has come to be used for something else; Oxymoron: a combination of two contradictory terms; Zeugma and Syllepsis: the use of a single phrase in two ways simultaneously; Pun: deliberately mixing two similar-sounding words; Slang: the use of informal words or ...

  3. Terminology - Wikipedia

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    Terminology is a group of specialized words and respective meanings in a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use; [1] the latter meaning is also known as terminology science. A term is a word, compound word , or multi-word expression that in specific contexts is given specific meanings—these may deviate from the ...

  4. Advice (opinion) - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] [4] The Sniezek and Buckley (1995) and Hollenbeck et al. (1995) articles, in particular, introduced researchers to standardized ways of studying advice in the laboratory. [1] The psychological literature on advice-giving and advice-taking was reviewed by Bonaccio and Dalal (2006), and a portion of this literature was also reviewed by ...

  5. Non-numerical words for quantities - Wikipedia

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    3 The achievement of, a generally positive feat, three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three [6] Several: 3+ Three or more but not many. Small gross: 120 Ten dozen (10x12) [7] Great hundred: 120 Ten dozen (10x12) or six score (6x20), also known as long-hundred or twelfty [8] [9] None: 0 Zero Lakh: 100,000

  6. List of English words that may be spelled with a ligature

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    Note that some words contain an ae which may not be written æ because the etymology is not from the Greek -αι-or Latin -ae-diphthongs. These include: In instances of aer (starting or within a word) when it makes the sound IPA [ɛə]/[eə] (air). Comes from the Latin āër, Greek ἀήρ. When ae makes the diphthong / eɪ / (lay) or / aɪ ...

  7. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  8. How to write a check: A step-by-step guide - AOL

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    Write the check amount in words Next, write out the dollar amount in words on the line below “Pay to the order of,” making sure it matches the numerical amount. Add the cent amount over 100.

  9. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    [3] Words combine to form phrases. A phrase typically serves the same function as a word from some particular word class. [3] For example, my very good friend Peter is a phrase that can be used in a sentence as if it were a noun, and is therefore called a noun phrase.