WORD FORMATION GAY ENERGIZER THINE YOUR, YOURS ARCHAIC (OLD FASHIONED) MEMO MEMORANDUM MISTAKEN DERIVATIVE BACKFORMATION

ON VOTATION ILLITERACY TWITTER NEW WORDS BUZZ WORDS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH OVER-USED, BANAL CLICHE COP-CAP-CUP (SIMILAR SOUND, HOMOPHONES) CONFUSIBLES CARAVAN OF NO RETURN EUPHEMISM PASS FOREIGN LESSON PROPER WORD FORMATION NEW WORDS ARE GENE-RALLY WELCOMED AS EVIDENCE THAT THE LANGUAGE IS DYNAMIC -A LIVING ORGANISM. EG. OLD ENGLISH UNCOUTH UN = NOT COUTH = KNOW UNKNOWN FROM ADJECTIVES: RED- REDDISH SICK- SICKLY PURE- PURIFY FROM PROPER NOUNS POLANDPOLISH MEXICOMEXICAN SUFFIX JOY+ -OUS = JOYOUS PURE+ -FICATION = PURIFICATION CLASSIFICATION OF WORDS: 1. ABSTRACT - WORDS THAT DO NOT SUGGEST ANY TANGIBLE IMAGE OR IMPRESSION. EXAMPLE: DUTY HONOR TRUTH LOVE AMBIGUOUS

APPREHEND THE GLOBULE USING YOUR DIGITALS. GOBBLEDY GOOKS STRAY- ASTRAY MALAPROPISM INTEGRITY ABSTRACT

 REGARDLESS VOTATION MAYORSHIP 2. AMBIGUOUS - PERMIT IN CONTEXT MORE THAN ONE MEANING. EXAMPLE: BY JANUARY 1, 2011 (IS IT ON OR BEFORE?) STRAIGHT MAN HE IS CLEAN LEBANESE STRAIGHT-EDGE 3. ARCHAIC - OLD-FASHIONED, INADEQUATE, INCONGROUS EXAMPLE: ERST - (FORMERLY) MAYHAP (PERHAPS) METHINKS (IT SEEMS TO ME) THEE (YOU) 4. BACKFORMATION - WORDS FORMED FROM WHAT IS MISTAKENLY ASSUMED TO BE DERIVATIVES. EXAMPLE: BEG BEGGAR TELEVISE TELEVISION BEN - BENJAMIN 5. BACK SLANG - WORDS ARE SPELLED AND PRONOUNCED IN REVERSE. EXAMPLE: EVIG EM A YNNEP NOYPI 6. BARBARISM - IRREGULARLY FORMED AND ALIEN TO ESTABLISHED CUSTOM. - ILLITERACIES EXAMPLE: IRREGARDLESS

ADVISES PRESIDENCY ANALIZATION 7. BUZZ - WORDS THAT CAME INTO FASHION AND FINDN THEIR WAY INTO WRITING. EXAMPLE: ONLINE INPUT HYPERTEXT FACEBOOK 8. CLICH - OVER-USED EXPRESSION - BANAL- BO-RING,UNORIGINAL EXAMPLE: AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE. CREAM OF THE CROP. 9. COLLOQUIAL - INFORMAL WORDS BUT NOT SUBSTANDARD OR ILLITERACIES. EXAMPLE: ANGEL BACKER FREEZE MOTIONLESS MAKE DO MANAGE WITHOUT GONNA GOING TO 10. CONCRETE - TANGIBLE, PERCIEVABLE BY SENSES. EXAMPLE: TABLE CHAIRS SOLID OBJECTS

11. CONFUSIBLES - SIMILAR SOUND WITH OTHER WORDS ALSO -HOMOPHONES, HOMONYMS EXAMPLE: HAT- HUT - HOT HAG- HUG HOG

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12. EUPHEMISMS - SUBTLE, MILD, POLITE, INOFFENSIVE EXAMPLE: UNMENTIONABLE -UNDERWEAR UNDERTAKER -EMBALMER TONSORIAL ARTIST - BARBER FOOD TECHNOLOGY CENTER - CANTEEN INTELLECTUAL CONSUMER - STUDENTS SALES CLERK - SALES LADY COMFORT ROOM - TOILET BLESSED EVENT - BIRTH ARMED CONFLICT - WAR WELL OFF - RICH SKIN PROBLEM ACNE ASYLUM - MENTAL HOSPITAL EDUCATOR - TEACHER SHOOK HAND WITH TIME DIED GOUT - RHEUMATISM APOPLEXY - FIT OF ANGER GANGRENE - INFECTION, PAIN RAPPORTEUR - SECRETARY CUSTODIAL ENGINEER - JANITOR LOGBOOK - DIARY GREEN MONEY - DOLLAR BLUE REVOLUTION - FISH PRODUCTION PREVIOUSLY OWNED, HAND ME DOWN SECOND HAND DISCIPLINE - SUBJECT

EXTRAPOLATION - EDUCATED GUESS SANITARY ENGINEER PLUMBER,GARBAGEMAN MORTICAL SURGEON - UNDERTAKER LANDMAN - FARMER FOOD PREPARATION CENTER - KITCHEN IN THE FAMILY WAY - PREGNANT SOCIAL DISEASE - SYPHILIS , STD COLLECTION CORRESPONDENT - TAX, BILL COLLECTOR CLAIRVOYANT READER - FORTUNE TELLER MEDITATIVE TYPE - INTROVERT PORCINE BEHAVIOR - PIG-LIKE 13. FOREIGN - BORROWED WORDS, LOAN WORDS EXAMPLE: LITERATURE-(LATIN) LITERA COUP-D ETAT joie de vivre coup de grace 14. GOBBLEDY GOOKS - HIGH SOUNDING WORDS THAT BECLOUD THE MEANING. EXAMPLE: EXTINGUISH THE NOCTURNAL ILLUMINATION. -TURN OFF THE LIGHT.

 DROWNED IN OBLIVION -FORGOT TOTALLY WELCOME ABODE -WELCOME HOME 15. ILLITERACIES - VARIATIONS OF WORDS. EXAMPLE: UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCE - IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE CIRCUMSTANCE SURROUNDS US. ACCIDENDTLY , ALRIGHT

WHITHER CHOSEST LEADETH 20. OXYMORON - CONTRADICTIONS IN TERMS. EXAMPLE: ADVANCING BACKWARD ORDERED LIBERTY COLD FIRE HEAVY LIGHTNESS SLEEPING AWAKE PRETTY UGLY

16. JARGON - SPECIALIZED TERM. EXAMPLE: POST MORTEM BALLISTIC POSTPARTUM BLUES CASH ENTRY SEPSIS 17. MALAPROPISM - WORDS USED INCORRECTLY. EXAMPLE: ALTER FOR ALTER BENT FOR VENT VANTAGE FOR VINTAGE 18. OBSOLETE - COMPLETELY OUT OF USE. EXAMPLE: INFORTUNE FOR MISFORTUNE EFTSOON FOR SOON AFTERWARD PERCHANCE FOR PERHAPS 19. OBSOLESCENT - IN THE PROCESS OF BEING OBSOLETE. EXAMPLE: YESTERYEAR HATH

21. PALINDROMES - SAME SPELLING WHETHER READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. EXAMPLE: ROTOR NOCON SOLOS RACE CAR TAT ANNA DRAW, O COWARD 23832 22. APOCOPATED - SHORETENING WITHOUT END PUNCTUATION. SPECIAL ABBREVIATION. - CLIPPED WORDS (JOURNALISTIC) EXAMPLE: ADS -ADVERTISEMENTS AUTO AUTOMOBILE BRA - BRASSIERE AGRO/ AGGIE- AGRICULTURE AMMO - AMMUNITION BLITZ -BLITZKRIEG

CONFAB -CONFERENCE COMFY -COMFORTABLE COUP -COUP D ETAT FORT FORTRESS LEGIT -LEGITIMATE LUNCH -LUNCHEON RECAP -RECAPITULATE DISCO -DISCOTHEQUE GENTS -GENTLEMEN BIKE BICYCLE SPHYGMO -SPHYGMOMANOMETER TELEX -TELECOMMUNICATION SARGE -SERGEANT FANS -FANATICS FLU -INFLUENZA VS VERSUS

MOUNT MAKETH 24. PORTMANTEAU - IMPROVISED WORDS FORMED BY COMBINING THE LAST PART WITH THE FIRST PART OF ANOTHER. - BLENDING EXAMPLE: BRUNCH -BREAKFAST/ LUNCH CHOCNUT -CHOCOLATE/ NUT NONCOMS -NON/ COMBATANTS POW -PRISONER OF WAR URINALYSIS -URINE/ ANALYSIS MUSICFEST - MUSIC/ FESTIVAL STASH -STORE / CACHE NONE -NO ONE AMBOY -AMERICAN BOY FOREX -FOREIGN EXCHANGE

FURLONG -FURROW-LONG FAX -FACSIMILE MACHINE PREXY PRESIDENT UNLIT -UNLIGHTED UPMOST -UPPERMOST INMOST -INNERMOST LIMOS -LIMOUSINE NUKE -NUCLEAR REPAT -REPATRIATE SPECS -SPECTACLES LIB -LIBERATION PROM -PROMENADE PUG -PUGILIST

23. POETIC- USED IN POETRY NOT IN PROSE. EXAMPLE: ART THOU WOULDST FOUNT

KUNDIMAN -KUNG HINDI MAN OFT DISCUSSED -OFTEN DISCUSSED ALREADY -ALL / READY CARABEEF -CARABAO/ BEEF COED -CO/ EDUCATIONAL HI-FI -HIGH/ FIDELITY O CLOCK -OF THE CLOCK NUTRIBUN -NUTRITIOUS/ BUN SMOG -SMOKE/ FOG AWOL -ABSENT WITHOUT OFFICIAL LEAVE MONGOLOID -MONGOLIAN/ IDIOT PRESSCON -PRESS/ CONFERENECE MONICKER -MONOGRAM MARKER SHOWBIZ -SHOW BUSINESS DIATABS -DIARRHEA TABLETS BIO-DATA -BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

 COMELEC -COMMISSION ON ELECTION EMCEE -MASTER OF CEREMONIES ESP -EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTION ENERCON -ENERGY CONSERVATION INTERCOM -INTER COMMUNICATION LUZVIMINDA -LUZON/ VISAYAS/ MINDANAO METRO MANILA -METROPOLITAN MANILA PX GOOD -POST EXCHANGE GOODS LASER -LIGHT AMPLIFICATION STRATIFICATION EMISSION AND RADIATION PSY-WAR -PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE YUPPIES -YOUTH / YOUNG PROFESSIONALS RADAR -RADIO DETECTING AND RANGING SNAFU -SITUATION NORMAL ALL FOULED UP SOS -SIGNAL OF DISTRESS MUM -MEDICATION FOR UNDERARM MOISTURE TELECAST -TELEVISION/ BROADCAST SPORK -SPOON/ FORK

EXAMPLE: ITEM VOID, REBOND MID SHIFT, GRAVEYARD DOUBLE PAY FIFO, CAYG 27. SUBSTANDARD - UNACCEPTA-BLE IN SPEECH AND WRITING. EXAMPLE: AT THAT POINT IN TIME. (COMPOUND) -THEN (SIMPLE) AT THIS POINT IN TIME. -NOW BY MEANS OF BY BY VIRTUE - UNDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF - TO FOR THE REASON THAT BECAUSE IN AS MUCH AS - SINCE IN CONNECTION WITH -WITH IN RELATION TO -CONCERNING PRIOR TO -BEFORE

25. RICOCHET - ECHOIC OR REDUPLICATIVE WORDS COINED FOR HUMOR. EXAMPLE: PING-PONG HODGEPODGE FLIM-FLAM (TRICK) HARM SCARM NAMBY PAMBY BOOB TUBE FIDDLE FUDDLE (FIDGET) FLIP FLOP 26. SHOPTALK - WORDS BY PEOPLE OF THE SAME FIELD.

28. TAUTOLOGIES - WORDINESS, REDUNDANCY, SUPERFLUITY, NEEDLESS REPETITION. EXAMPLE: ACTUAL FACTS ADVANCED PLANNING END RESULT OLD ADAGE MORAL LESSON MORE BETTER GOOD BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE

COMPLETE MONOPOLY NECESSARY REQUISITES REFER BACK FELLOW CLASSMATES

29. ACRONYM - FORMING WORD FROM INITIALS OF SEVERAL RELATED WORDS. EXAMPLE: S.O.P. (STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE) V.I.P. (VERY IMPORTANT PERSON) C.O.L.A. (COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE) R.S.V.P (rpondez s'il vous plat) 30. COMPOUNDING - JOINING WORDS. - IT MAY BE SOLID, HYPHENATED OR SEPARATED. EXAMPLE: FOOTBALL EYEGLASSES TOOTHBRUSH VOLLEYBALL Rundown Run-down Meltdown Hands down

32. LITERARY COINAGE - WRITERS WORD CREATION. EXAMPLE: MAHARNILAD -MANILA CITY HALL BY FORMER MAYOR ANTONIO VILLEGAS ORB -SHAKESPEARE RE-FERRING TO ORBIT MORN -MORNING(LITERARY) Yore Yond jove

31. DERIVATION - COMMON WORDS FROM PROPER NAMES. EXAMPLE: PASTEURIZED -LOUIS PASTEUR (CHEMIST, BIOLOGIST) BOYCOTT - CAPT. CHARLES BOYCOTT (LAND AGENT) DOILY (LACY PLACEMAT, NAPKIN) -MARGARET DOILY (ENGLISH DRAPER)