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Figures of Speech Flashcards are Back
Hi everyone. Thank you for suggestions that helped me create more flashcards.
Here are three more finished ones; Backronym, Eggcorn and Xeno. I realize Xeno is a prefix and not literally a figure of speech. But c’mon! You try coming up with one for each letter of the alphabet.
I still need subjects for the letters: C, D, F, J, Q, U, V, W and Y. My goal is to finish these by the end of the year. You can see the others here and here.
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Litotes exposed!
Thanks to everyone that offered suggestions for my figures of speech flashcards.
I continue to be dumbfounded by my newfound dumbness.
I’ve been working on new flashcards based on the suggestions, so keep them coming.
Will suggested “litotes.” For those like me that didn’t know, it’s a figure of speech in which a speaker, rather than making a certain claim, denies its opposite for emphasis. For example, “Bill Gates isn’t going to the poor house anytime soon.” Conversely, litotes can be used as an understatement to strengthen a statement. Special thanks to The O.G.G (Original Grammar Gangster), Mindy, for setting me straight on litotes and giving me the word “neologism” to work on next.
What do you think?
Stay tuned for neologism!
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