10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACOLOGY»
Discover the use of
cacology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cacology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Importance of Civility
In this book those three undesirables are specifically referred to as cacology,
cathexis, and captiousness and are discussed individually below. CACOLOGY
One of the definitions for the word cacology is socially unacceptable speech.
Usually ...
T S Bogorad, Terry Bogorad, 2006
The few words he says elsewhere in the play are all ridiculous; and the mistake
of “paramour” for “paragon” is more appropriate to him than to Quince, who
corrects the cacology of Bottom himself. —William Maginn, Miscellaneous
Writings of ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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A Dictionary of Literary Devices: Gradus, A-Z
In English, cacology emphasizes 'good,' received pronunciation, rather than
grammatical correctness: elocution rather than logic. Ex: 'THE FLOWER GIRL: Ah
-ow-ooh! Aaah-ow-ooh! Aaaaaaaaaaa-ow-ooh!!!' (G.B. Shaw, Pygmalion, act 1).
Bernard Marie Dupriez, Albert W. Halsall, 1991
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the ...
Perhaps I have an unworthy prejudice against the winner, the reason of which
can only be comprehended in its intensity to those whom the gods have cursed
with a respect for the parts of speech and an exposure to cockney cacology — of
...
5
The New sporting magazine
Perhaps I have an unworthy prejudice against the winner, the reason of which
can only be comprehended in its intensity to those whom the gods have cursed
with a respect for the parts of speech and an exposure to cockney cacology — of
...
6
Having Fun with Words of Wit and Wisdom: In 3,401 Quotations ...
With loquendi: The bad habit of talking too much x Cacography – Bad spelling or
writing – See calligraphy and orthography x Cacology – Misuse of words or bad
pronunciation – “Debated with his customers, and pretended to correct their ...
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The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
The racing was to have begun with a match ; but it was walked over for by
Montpensier — why will gentlemen give their horses French names, with the
terrors of the ring " cacology" before their cars ? The Cleveland Handicap, with an
original ...
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Ferozsons English to English and Urdu Dictionary
French tavern : English entertainment in restaurant ^ - *U v'^5 Cabbage (kab-ij) n.
Kinds of cultivated vegetable . ^jJ* . *£' f^r - oj^ - i>Wf - ciykjs" Cabby (ka-bi) n.
Cab driver iO^ tf j? - jl*^ Cacology Cabin (kab-in) n. Small building, room in a ship
...
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Storied Words: The Writer's Vocabulary and Its Origins
Three that feature a classical pedigree are ANACOLUTHON (18th C.),
METATHESIS (17'h C.), and CACOLOGY (18'h c.). ANACOLUTHON Comes from
a Greek word that means “not marching together” (ana/eolouthon: an “not” + a “
together” ...
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Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... wicked, worthless bad address sty bad appetite dysorexia bad art kitsch bad
behaviour misbehaviour, misconduct bad blood anger, animosity, antipathy, feud
bad breath halitosis, miasma bad choice of words or pronunciation cacology bad
...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACOLOGY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cacology is used in the context of the following news items.
Solongus - “Miss Busy”
With its cacophony and cacology, Miss Busy, I'd like to keep myself with 'busyness.' Presumably, it will be connected with businesses together ... «Korea IT Times, Sep 14»
When the Teleprompter Hits the Fan
... for tax increase), or if the speaker uses revolting cacology (e.g. classifying Fort Hood massacre as an incident of “workplace violence”). «American Thinker, Sep 14»
R Grammar Gaffes Ruining The Language? Maybe Not
Such cacology drives some people to distraction. "I won't hire people who use poor grammar," Kyle Wiens, CEO of the iFixit online community ... «NPR, Aug 12»
The hypocrisy of Kwesi Pratt is shamefully unprecedented
All one has to do is to contextualize his remarks by correlating them to the voter registration crimes for one to know this is a crime of cacology ... «Vibe Ghana, Apr 12»
