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In the context of medical sciences, a similar term, medicalese, exists; likewise, legal science jargon is called legalese. [1]: 1 [6] [7] [8] In the context of the English language, the term Engfish has also been used ("sounds like English but stinks like a fish").
The abbreviation e.g. stands for the Latin exempli gratiā "for example", and should be used when the example(s) given are just one or a few of many. The abbreviation i.e. stands for the Latin id est "that is", and is used to give the only example(s) or to otherwise qualify the statement just made.
In lexical semantics, opposites are words lying in an inherently incompatible binary relationship. For example, something that is even entails that it is not odd. It is referred to as a 'binary' relationship because there are two members in a set of opposites. The relationship between opposites is known as opposition.
As a mom of a college-age young man who is applying to college (he’s an 18-year-old who is still catching up from pandemic-induced scholastic and social challenges), the lived experiences I have ...
An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym , with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.
Antiphrasis is the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what is actually meant in such a way that it is obvious what the true intention is. [1] Some authors treat and use antiphrasis just as irony, euphemism or litotes. [2] When the antiphrasal use is very common, the word can become an auto-antonym, [3] having opposite meanings ...
Andrew Luck is returning to his alma mater to become the general manager of the Stanford football program, he told ESPN's Pete Thamel. "I'm excited," Luck told ESPN. "I think Stanford is taking an ...
Harvey Fierstein shared how he lost 120 pounds. He says he is a “great believer” in weight loss drugs like Zepbound and Ozempic, the “Mrs. Doubtfire” star said.