-itis
Looking up this suffix in the dictionary, I found Word Cup-itis in the example section. I know what it means but do not know how to use it. Could you give me an example sentence?
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A lot of minor illnesses end with the suffix itis , eg sinu sitis , appendic itis , arthr itis . If something bothers us, we can make a slang term by adding itis. eg I've got grammar-itis.
- A lot of minor illnesses end with the suffix itis , eg sinu sitis , appendic itis , arthr itis .
- If something bothers us, we can make a slang term by adding itis.
- eg I've got grammar-itis.
- (Too much grammar homework) eg I've got World Cup-Itis.
- ( I'm tired of seeing too much of the World Cup on TV) It's a little bit of amusing slang.
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A lot of minor illnesses end with the suffix itis, eg sinusitis, appendicitis, arthritis.
If something bothers us, we can make a slang term by adding itis.
eg I've got grammar-itis. (Too much grammar homework)
eg I've got World Cup-Itis. ( I'm tired of seeing too much of the World Cup on TV)
It's a little bit of amusing slang.
0Nh?t Bìnhthis suffix
It denotes an inflammatory illness (including minor ones such as dermatitis or more serious ones such as hepatitis or encephalitis).
Nh?t BìnhWord Cup-itis
It means sick of the World Cup. It's a play on the word "sick". Its use in that sense is figurative (not literal)
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