Grammar: Paranyms
Don’t let friendly fire take down your work…get that manuscript proofread and learn more about the fun of paranyms in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
Don’t let friendly fire take down your work…get that manuscript proofread and learn more about the fun of paranyms in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
Paronyms are a hodgepodge of words evolved from Olde English and/or absorbed from another language, tweaked from the root word, or simply confused in this Linguistics post from KD Did It for the self-editing writer.
Word Play could be considered a spin-off from figures of speech and does switch back and forth with it and rhetorical devices under the category of literary devices in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
Of the many rhetorical devices available, some are also figures of speech, and all come under the category of literary devices in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
A literary device using a word or phrase that goes beyond the literal interpretation that brings out emotions and help readers form images in their minds in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
A capitonym is a subgroup under homograph, both of which come under the homonym umbrella. A capitonym appears to be the same word BUT one is capitalized and the other is not. In this Linguistics post from KD Did It.
A monosemic word is a subgroup under homograph, both of which come under the homonym umbrella. A monosemy is one word with ONLY one meaning and sounds the same, obviously!
A polysemic word is a subgroup under homograph, both of which come under the homonym umbrella. Polysemies are spelled the same and share the same root word and may or may not sound the same.
An extremely little-known bit of word play— the heterograph — that is more specific than the homophone in this Linguistics post from KD Did It.
A simple and visual explanation of tracking and kerning and when to use them in this Formatting Tip from KD Did It.