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What literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why? (lemmy.world)

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For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.

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[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

“Aptronym”

When someone’s name is fitting for their occupation.

Tiger Woods (like the gold club)

Usain Bolt (who bolts quickly)

Etc.

Also whatever this is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Tim Apple.

[-] fool@programming.dev 16 points 2 weeks ago

Relevant xkcd.

[-] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

My favorites are Dr. Richard Chopp (a urologist) and Les McBurney (a fire chief).

[-] EpeeGnome@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

I am going to pretend that he has a cousin named Moore McBurney, the notorious arsonist.

[-] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Years ago my mother had a pain doc named Dr. Miracle

[-] Cuberoot@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Armand Hammer's fortune came from petroleum, not baking soda, but he supposedly bought a stake in Church & Dwight just for the pun of it.

[-] shrodes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Is this the same or different to nominative determinism?

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