[stylist] Tuesday's Word: verbicide

[vejas]

It sounds like the murdering of a verb LOL.


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From: Brad Dunsé <lists at braddunsemusic.com
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Date sent: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:27:34 -0600
Subject: [stylist] Tuesday's Word: verbicide


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? “





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