Help me, Engrish experts!

[mojo]

What is 'it' called when the letter in a word creates the sound of a different letter?

example: safe, certain
both have that 'sssssss' sound.

Any ideas? I would like to include the description of this action in a paper i'm spewwing atm.

please and thanks.

Mike

[Silverwinged]

Originally Posted by mojo

What is 'it' called when the letter in a word creates the sound of a different letter?

example: safe, certain
both have that 'sssssss' sound.

Any ideas? I would like to include the description of this action in a paper i'm spewwing atm.

please and thanks.

Mike

assonance?

[Courtney]

i am totally the right person to ask

[Courtney]

but i swear u cant like i thought it was certainties and safe cant be done

[Courtney]

in saving
the safeness

[mojo]

don't be an assonance here Coutney, help me out!

ps: Maple, it was not the right......thing, but thanks anyways : )

[yoko*]

Homophones?

I'm taking linguistics... but the closest I found after browsing through the book is homophone. Not sure whethere that applies to just words or also certain letters in particular contexts.

[Courtney]

lol fuck i gtota stop smoking weed

[yoko*]

Originally Posted by Courtney

lol fuck i gtota stop smoking weed

No you are right, I MEANT TO SAY HOMOPHOBES

[M.C. BEAR]

im smarter than the average bear

[mojo]

Thanks Yoko, but that isn't it. :$

dang, I guess it isn't going to work.

[wishbone]

well this thread's a shit show but im backing allisonwinged on assonance

[yoko*]

:|
Asides from homphones: homonymy/homonyms

I am out of ideas!!!

Back to my paper.

[ty:rone]

Originally Posted by yoko*

:|
Asides from homphones: homonymy/homonyms

I am out of ideas!!!

Back to my paper.

linguistics huh?
how 'bout those monkey studies that u learned back in 101 washoe n friends?
them japaneseys have made some insane discoveries about mmmonkeys and mmmmemory.

Originally Posted by wishbone

well this thread's a shit show but im backing allisonwinged on assonance

isnt assonance with vowels and not consonants?

[Gusto]

are you talking about phonemes? or the difference between hard c and soft c? Hard and soft C - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[cubed]

^The girls have been saying you've been a soft c for years.

[mojo]

gusto for the win.

Thanks pal.

[Gusto]

no thanks necessary. winning is enough. ;)

[ebbomega]

Wow, you guys all suck at English.

Assonance: Repeating vowel sounds

eg.
The rain in spain stays mainly on the plain
not to be confused with:
Alliteration: repeating initial consonants
eg. People play playfully in ponds of poo
or
Consonance: repeating consonant sounds
eg. Cuckold actors sucking cocks can be quite shocking

Homophones / Homonyms: Two words that sound the same but are spelt differently and/or have different meaning
eg.
There / They're / Their

I know the word you're looking for but I can't think of it. I think I have a psych text that goes into it.

Gusto is the only one who's making sense here guys.

[Grapes]

If only I didn't have a job.. I could've been the first one to jump in screaming "ASSONANCE!?! ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS!!?"

[yoko*]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Wow, you guys all suck at English.



Homophones / Homonyms: Two words that sound the same but are spelt differently and/or have different meaning
eg.
There / They're / Their

.

Save your criticisms for when YOU actually HAVE an appropriate answer.

[b0ld]

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by yoko*

Save your criticisms for when YOU actually HAVE an appropriate answer.

The appropriate answer was already made by the time I posted, but THANKS FOR COMING OUT.