[stylist] Tuesday's Word: verbicide

[Brad Dunsé]

Verbicide

VER-bh-syde

(noun)



1. Deliberate distortion of the sense of a word (as in punning)

2. One who distorts the sense of a word



“So, weeding out unnecessary verbs in your 
writing, by use of a weed-killing noun as this 
very one, might be construed as a verbicide? “





Brad Dunsé

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but becomes inspired because he is working." --Unknown

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