Re: embedded words

"Ris" <ris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm sure there is a word for it but I have no idea how to go about looking
it up in reference books or sites. I'm looking for a word that describes
the
practice of interrupting one word with another or, if not the practice,
then
the object itself. I'm thinking of something like "a whole nother thing"
although it's more commonly used by people who can't bear to use four
syllables without swearing at least once, as in, abso 'cking lutely.

Consult a thesaurus (organized on Roget's oriinal lines.)
You start with one concept (e.g. Alternative for "a whole
other thing"), locate it (perhaps in more than one section),
then inspect the closely similar concepts to see which
better fits your particular need: and repeat the process
if not yet fully satisfied.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)


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