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CharmYou Posted 12 years ago
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What's swatches and swootches?
I don't understand what are these. swatch and swootch?
While we hear a loud sound, halfway between a swatch and a swootch, on the soundtrack. Mutants make swatches and swootches when they run in front of cameras.
While we hear a loud sound, halfway between a swatch and a swootch, on the soundtrack. Mutants make swatches and swootches when they run in front of cameras.
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CharmYou I don't understand what are these. swatch and swootch? They are just coined onomatopoetic words for sounds.
- CharmYou I don't understand what are these.
- swatch and swootch?
- They are just coined onomatopoetic words for sounds.
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CharmYouI don't understand what are these. swatch and swootch?They are just coined onomatopoetic words for sounds.
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Mister MicawberonomatopoeticTeacher, you misspelt the word onomatopoeic! Hahahahaha!!
So in English we can make up random words for sounds? Can I say "The plane crashed, and then it cachoed, cunged, and papapapaed, and then it donged, pooped and dadadadadaed!" I was trying to describe the sound the plane made when crashing.
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CharmYouTeacher, you misspelt the word onomatopoeic!I think you will find that mine is a perfectly acceptable alternative spelling:
http://www.onelook.com/?w=onomatopoetic&ls=a
If you wish to challenge a teacher, you should ensure first that you do not look
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