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January 05, 2004
Fun with linguistics and rhetoric
Want to know the difference between metonymy and metaphor? Then you might enjoy this glossary of linguistics and rhetoric. Interestingly enough, this glossary is brought to you from the folks at RinkWorks, who provide an "expansive collection of entertainment-related features" that include Don't Throw a Brick Straight Up and Pea Soup for the Cynic's Soul. There are some other glossaries for the word oriented. There's this one of fun words (who knew 'anthropophagy' meant cannibalism?) and this one of commonly looked up words. Thanks to Ken and Matthew for the pointers.
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Any fan of Flanders & Swann, I suspect. Their song "The Reluctant Cannibal" mentions it. Of course, once you encounter the word, your memory of Greek and Latin roots kicks in and it makes perfect sense. See http://tinyurl.com/25wct -- Posted by Guy on January 5, 2004 08:52 PMShame on me for getting too wrapped up in the rhetorical terms and neglecting to investigate the rest of that site. It's jam-packed full o' fun, isn't it? -- Posted by ken on January 6, 2004 04:54 PM
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