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Assonate

Postby Grogie » Sat May 24, 2008 10:25 am

To correspond or be familiar in sound. ''The words ''boy'' and ''joy'' assonate.''
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Postby gailr » Sat May 24, 2008 7:55 pm

I prefer resonate. It would get me in less trouble with non-logophiles!
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Postby Perry » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:39 pm

Yes. I can just picture someone's reaction on hearing, "that was the most assonate poem I'ave ever heard".
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Re: Assonate

Postby sluggo » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:11 pm

''The words ''boy'' and ''joy'' assonate.''
As assonate/assassinate assonate?

Indeed spielchucker knoweth not from assonate- it wants resonate.
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