Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?message-squaremessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareWhat literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?Theo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square78fedilinkfile-text
For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
minus-squareCrix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoYou would like german. The word “umfahren” can mean to drive around something or it can mean to run something over, depending on how you pronounce it.
You would like german. The word “umfahren” can mean to drive around something or it can mean to run something over, depending on how you pronounce it.