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Whimsical Wonders of Language Oddities
Explore unusual and eccentric quirks found in language, from peculiar words to unique linguistic phenomena.
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  • 1. Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one
  • 2. Mode of communication distinct from written language
  • 3. Informal language often specific to a group
  • 4. Word blending sounds and meanings of two others
  • 5. A word or phrase that reads the same backward
  • 7. A newly coined word or expression
  • 8. Word formed by rearranging letters of another
Down
  • 6. Words that imitate natural sounds
  • 9. Words that sound alike but differ in meaning or spelling
  • 10. Ancient manuscript form influencing language format
  • 11. Specialized terminology used by a particular profession

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