10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACOGRAPHY»
Discover the use of
cacography in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cacography and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This type of trembling is called an action tremor. Most people with essential
tremor have both postural (§5^ 1$) and action trembling. ( 3 ) Calligraphy and
Cacography Michael Quinion (^ïizfe) We should use this word more, it's too
useful and ...
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The Literacy Dictionary: The Vocabulary of Reading and Writing
case cacography n. 1. poor handwriting or penmanship. Cp. calligraphy. 2. poor
spelling. Cp. orthography (def. 2). adj. cacographic(-ical). caesura «.,/>/. -ras, -rae
1. in modern usage, a break in the rhythm of language, especially a natural ...
Theodore L. Harris, Richard E. Hodges, 1995
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Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... vex badgerlike mammal ratel Badger State Wisconsin bad golf swing hook,
slice bad government misrule bad habit vice bad hand at cards bust bad
handwriting cacography, scrawl bad handwriting or spelling cacography
badinage banter, ...
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A general and practical system of teaching and learning ...
Cacography reminds me of a French teacher who composed a long book,
showing what the irregular verbs would have been had they not been irregular. It
was very absurd, no doubt ; but not more so than Cacography. ON
TRANSLATION.
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Handy Book of Weird Words
Europa Books. dolorous adj: full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow As the
dolorous organ music filled the tiny church, so the mourners once more felt the
sadness and grief of their loss. *** cacography n: bad handwriting or incorrect ...
... is bad: cacography handwriting slanting to the left: backhand handwriting that
is flowing: cursive, longhand handwriting that is printed: block lettering, block
printing handwriting, art of: calligraphy handwriting, bad: cacography handwriting
, ...
Hampered by his inability to spell in a world where magic must be written in order to work, gifted young wizard Nicodemus experiences disturbing dreams in the wake of an ancient demon's murderous campaign that suggests that Nicodemus's ...
Then she launched into one of her stories, “Dear, did I ever tell you about the time
I won the Montana state vocabulary bee by knowing the definition of the word '
cacography'? We were knee deep into it, round twenty-six. 'Cacography.
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The Word Lover's Delight: Awesome Adjectives, Nifty Nouns, ...
kak-oh-EE -theez—undeniable urge Chris developed a cacoëthes for eggnog
during Christmas. cacography (n.) kak-OG-ruh-fee—bad penmanship The
computer was the best thing that happened to Jacqui's cacography. cacophony (
n.) ...
From the Editors of the Captivate Network, 2009
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Semblance and Signification
This “cacography” contains disorder and dislocation – not only do the books'
contents refuse to stay contained but the books also themselves escape or
disintegrate into pages swirling in the air, unbinding themselves into pages come
alive.
Pascal Michelucci, Olga Fischer, Christina Ljungberg, 2011
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACOGRAPHY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cacography is used in the context of the following news items.
Ten things you need to know about the Saradha Scam
The name Saradha is a cacography of the Sarada Devi, the wife of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who began the Ramakrishna Mission. «Daily News & Analysis, May 14»
Why Reporters in the U.S. Now Need Protection
At least this website tends to attract some intelligent conversation, unlike the many that speak in dithyrambic cacography with ne'er a thought to ... «ProPublica, Nov 13»
As Computers Rise, Schools Witness The Slow Death Of Cursive
Barbara Getty, the co-author of "Write Now," a guide on improving "cacography," or sloppy handwriting, spent more than four decades in the ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Sep 12»
Michael Dirda on 'Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of …
In contrast to medical cacography, which can kill us, calligraphy -- that is, "beautiful writing" -- simply takes our breath away. The novelist John ... «Washington Post, Jan 09»
John Sutherland: Through or thru? Plow or plough? Beware the …
... in their fury, that what Wells was advocating was anarchy, with everyone being allowed their own spelling – the kind of "cacography" you see ... «Independent, Sep 08»
Tracing the roots of illegible handwriting
Some blame fluoride, but the roots of illegible handwriting, also known as cacography (from the root "kaka"?), can be traced to the mid-1960s, ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Apr 06»
