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English equivalent of the French "trompe-oreilles"?
The following is the translation of the French definition of trompe-oreilles as it appears on the Wikipedia page:
A trompe-oreilles is a valid sentence that, when spoken out loud, gives the ...
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What is the word for a statement which most probably is wrong but is said to convey a different meaning?
Example : Paul McCartney said "If Slaughter Houses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian." Now, it also means that everyone who works at a slaughter house is a vegetarian. But, what Paul ...
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What is the meaning of "poetry" ? And how far it is different from "Poem"? [closed]
In a concert I heard saying Poetry is : "words carrying the meaning little concealed and little exposed."
It may sound convincing but thats not word to word meaning neither complete. It is just a ...
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