What literary terms like 'palindrome' or 'semordnilap' are your favorite and why?
For me it is Mondegreen: which is a misheard lyric, word or phrase that becomes popular and gives it new meaning.
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I'm a fan of semantic satiation, wherein you hear something so much that it doesn't sound like a real word anymore.
Say it with me, boys:
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Thanks, I hate it!
I'm not sure I'll ever truly recover what "telephone" means... it's like a fleeting hazy picture, disappearing as I turn to look