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  2. Characteristics of dyslexia - Wikipedia

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    Examples of these issues can be problems speaking in full sentences, problems correctly articulating Rs and Ls as well as Ms and Ns, mixing up sounds in multi-syllabic words (ex: aminal for animal, spahgetti for spaghetti, heilcopter for helicopter, hangaberg for hamburger, ageen for magazine, etc.), problems of immature speech such as "wed and ...

  3. Malapropism - Wikipedia

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    Malapropisms differ from other kinds of speaking or writing mistakes, such as eggcorns or spoonerisms, as well as the accidental or deliberate production of newly made-up words . [ 9 ] For example, it is not a malapropism to use obtuse [wide or dull] instead of acute [narrow or sharp]; it is a malapropism to use obtuse [stupid or slow-witted ...

  4. Bushism - Wikipedia

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    "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." – Washington, D.C., August 5, 2004. [21] [29] "I'm telling you there's an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again. There just is. That's the reality of the world.

  5. High rising terminal - Wikipedia

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    Research published in 1986, regarding vernacular speech in Sydney, suggested that high rising terminal was used more than twice as often by young people than older people, and was more common among women than men. [4] In other words, HRT was more common among women born between 1950 and 1970, than among men born before 1950.

  6. Let’s talk about some words that trigger white people - AOL

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    Many wanted to know why I felt it important enough to mention that she was white. White people invented the very concept of whiteness, but they hate when you bring up the word white in any situation.

  7. Word salad - Wikipedia

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    A word salad is a "confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases", [1] most often used to describe a symptom of a neurological or mental disorder. The name schizophasia is used in particular to describe the confused language that may be evident in schizophrenia . [ 2 ]

  8. How Kara Lawson’s ‘Handle Hard Better’ mantra pushed Duke ...

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    Lawson’s crew has one job and one job alone: Trying to handle this version of hard better than its last. It fully believes that’s possible, and it’s grateful for another opportunity to live ...

  9. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Than is a grammatical particle and preposition associated with comparatives, whereas then is an adverb and a noun. In certain dialects, the two words are usually homophones because they are function words with reduced vowels, and this may cause speakers to confuse them. Standard: I like pizza more than lasagna.