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Kathy Minicozzi's avatar

A refreshing, thoroughly researched report. :D

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Ben Ulansey's avatar

Thanks so much for reading, Kathy! These language ones are a lot of fun.

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Brandon Ellrich's avatar

I love using alliteration, especially in humor. I sometimes sneak snippets subtly into my articles.

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Linda Blatnik's avatar

PS. Unfortunately, the algorithm on Substack

rearranges everything to its own liking. It also drops my words into poetry mode when I am just trying to say something. Who ƙnows what you'll get? 🙄

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Linda Blatnik's avatar

As someone who calls herself a poet (I may be the only one who thinks so), I appreciate your fine tuning the use of alliteration. I tend to stay

away from same letter alliteration; it feels phony.

I love onomotopoeia and words that conflict with each other; I use analogies way too much.

But punctuation and spacing, the subject you last covered, will consume how I finish it.

Thanks for this.

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