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  2. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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    Conversion (word formation): a transformation of a word of one word class into another word class; Dysphemism: intentionally using a word or phrase with a harsher tone over one with a more polite tone; Euphemism: intentionally using a word or phrase with a more polite tone over one with a harsher tone

  3. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Accumulatio – the emphasis or summary of previously made points or inferences by excessive praise or accusation.; Actio – canon #5 in Cicero's list of rhetorical canons; traditionally linked to oral rhetoric, referring to how a speech is given (including tone of voice and nonverbal gestures, among others).

  4. Omission - Wikipedia

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    Omission may refer to: . Sin of omission, a sin committed by willingly not performing a certain action; Omission (law), a failure to act, with legal consequences Omission bias, a tendency to favor inaction over action

  5. Elision - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, an elision or deletion is the omission of one or more sounds (such as a vowel, a consonant, or a whole syllable) in a word or phrase.However, these terms are also used to refer more narrowly to cases where two words are run together by the omission of a final sound. [1]

  6. Template:H-phrases - Wikipedia

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    Omit Rules: when the keep ID is present, do not show the omit ID phrase • keep H314, omit H318 • keep P203, omit P103 • keep P413, omit P235 • keep H411, omit H401 • keep P411, omit P235 • keep H412, omit H402 • keep H410, omit H400 • keep P236, omit P234. Categorised as Category:GHS warnings (2) under "O"

  7. Contraction (grammar) - Wikipedia

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    A contraction is a shortened version of the spoken and written forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters and sounds.. In linguistic analysis, contractions should not be confused with crasis, abbreviations and initialisms (including acronyms), with which they share some semantic and phonetic functions, though all three are connoted by the term ...

  8. Manage contact auto suggestions in AOL Mail

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    Auto suggest saves you time and hassle by filling in email addresses for you. Enter part of someone's name or email in the address fields and get a list of relevant contacts and suggestions to include, based on how often you interact.

  9. Omission (law) - Wikipedia

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    In law, an omission is a failure to act, which generally attracts different legal consequences from positive conduct. In the criminal law, an omission will constitute an actus reus and give rise to liability only when the law imposes a duty to act and the defendant is in breach of that duty.