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Metonymy, Not Monotony

May 10, 2024 By Arlene Miller Leave a Comment

Aporia, metonymy, antimetabole, epistrophe. What are they?

Synecdoche, not Schenectady

May 3, 2024 By Arlene Miller 2 Comments

Synecdoche, paralipsis, epanalepsis. Huh?

Styles of Writing?

April 26, 2024 By Arlene Miller Leave a Comment

You already know I am a reader. I have noticed a couple of things in some of the books I have recently read.

One Word or Two?

April 19, 2024 By Arlene Miller 2 Comments

There are many instances of one-word or two-words confusion in the English language.

Kangaroo Words: What Are They?

April 11, 2024 By Arlene Miller 9 Comments

A kangaroo word carries within its spelling its own synonym…

March Forth!

March 5, 2026 By Arlene Miller Leave a Comment

What do we call a person who loves grammar?

What’s in a Name?

February 26, 2026 By Arlene Miller 10 Comments

Let’s go back to grade school this week…

Around the World in Idioms

February 20, 2026 By Arlene Miller 4 Comments

Idiom: A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not obvious from those of the individual words. Common idioms in English include Raining cats and dogs – heavy rain To have a monkey on one’s back – a bad habit or something else you cannot get rid of Have a frog in […]

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