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Minority Language

A minority language is spoken by a smaller group within a larger…

Steven Haynes

Mini-Dictionaries

Mini-dictionaries are compact, specialized collections of words and their meanings, often focusing…

Steven Haynes

Minced Oath

A minced oath is a religious expletive that avoids blasphemy by altering a…

Steven Haynes

Metonymy: Understanding Figurative Language

Metonymy is a figure of speech where a word or phrase is…

Steven Haynes

Metaphors

Metaphors are figures of speech that directly compare two unlike things without…

Steven Haynes

Malapropisms: The Humorous Misuse of Words

Malapropisms are the often humorous misuse of a word in place of…

Steven Haynes

Litotes: Understatement for Effect

Litotes is a figure of speech employing understatement, often for ironic or…

Steven Haynes

Limericks: A Humorous Poetic Form

Limericks are five-line poems known for their distinctive AABBA rhyme scheme and…

Steven Haynes

Understanding Letters: From Alphabet to Communication

Letters form the building blocks of written language, enabling us to communicate…

Steven Haynes

Irony

Irony is a literary device and rhetorical device where the intended meaning…

Steven Haynes