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"phonaesthetic"
While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic".
Sounds good.
Sounds good.
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Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) burbled news:(Email Removed): [nq:1]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language , I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". [/nq] Too long to substitute for "euphonic". Sound better.
- Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) burbled news:(Email Removed): [nq:1]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language , I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic".
- [/nq] Too long to substitute for "euphonic".
- Sound better.
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Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) burbled news:(Email Removed):
[nq:1]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
Too long to substitute for "euphonic".
Sound better.
[nq:1]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
Too long to substitute for "euphonic".
Sound better.
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[nq:1]Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) burbled news:(Email Removed):[/nq]
[nq:2]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
[nq:1]Too long to substitute for "euphonic". Sound better.[/nq]
You're right, it's more phonogenic.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The
[nq:2]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
[nq:1]Too long to substitute for "euphonic". Sound better.[/nq]
You're right, it's more phonogenic.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The
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On 11 Jul 2003 13:16:59 GMT, CyberCypher (Email Removed) said:
[nq:1]Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) burbled news:(Email Removed):[/nq]
[nq:2]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
[nq:1]Too long to substitute for "euphonic". Sound better.[/nq]
After I posted, I looked it up and fo
[nq:1]Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) burbled news:(Email Removed):[/nq]
[nq:2]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
[nq:1]Too long to substitute for "euphonic". Sound better.[/nq]
After I posted, I looked it up and fo
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Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) writes:
[nq:1]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
Should be right next to "phonaestheme", then.
Cf http://www.umich.edu/~jlawler/style.pdf
-John Lawler
[nq:1]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
Should be right next to "phonaestheme", then.
Cf http://www.umich.edu/~jlawler/style.pdf
-John Lawler
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(in his sig):
[nq:1]"He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense." -- Joseph Conrad[/nq]
"Joe, that you?" "Yeah." "It's about the title of this manuscript you sent us. Nice story, by the way. Byoo-dee-ful structure. But look, we got a big problem with the title." "What pr
[nq:1]"He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense." -- Joseph Conrad[/nq]
"Joe, that you?" "Yeah." "It's about the title of this manuscript you sent us. Nice story, by the way. Byoo-dee-ful structure. But look, we got a big problem with the title." "What pr
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(11 Jul 2003) in news:(Email Removed) / alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) burbled news:(Email Removed):[/nq]
[nq:2]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
[nq:1]Too long to substitute for "euphonic". Sound better.[/nq]
That "phonaesthetic" doesn't even remotel
[nq:1]Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) burbled news:(Email Removed):[/nq]
[nq:2]While browsing The Oxford Companion to the English Language, I've come across the interesting word "phonaesthetic". Sounds good.[/nq]
[nq:1]Too long to substitute for "euphonic". Sound better.[/nq]
That "phonaesthetic" doesn't even remotel
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In article (Email Removed), Martin says...
[nq:1]That "phonaesthetic" doesn't even remotely mean "euphonic" should influence whether the substitution choice.[/nq]
That sentence either has one word too many or one word too few, but I can't decide which..r
[nq:1]That "phonaesthetic" doesn't even remotely mean "euphonic" should influence whether the substitution choice.[/nq]
That sentence either has one word too many or one word too few, but I can't decide which..r
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> "Well, have you thought about The ****** of the Greek ***?"
***? Gadzooks!
***? Gadzooks!
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[nq:1]***? Gadzooks![/nq]
Speaking of ***, where *is* that fellow, anyway?
Speaking of ***, where *is* that fellow, anyway?
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