Subject: I'm absolutely sure there's a word for that.
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Posted on: 2018-05-21 14:16:00 UTC
And what's more, I'm absolutely sure I've learned a word for that in my poetry class. But as that was over a year ago the memories are not fresh, and of course now that I need them the textbooks are nowhere to be found.
But if I don't remember sometime today I'll consult with my poetry professor, because I'm sure he'd know and now it's bugging me.
So this morning my son asked me* if there's a word for when one word ends with the same sound as the next word starts with. 'Suvian naughtiness', 'slash shipping', 'crossover rubbish', etc.
(*Technically the conversation started with a loud 'HMM... I want to invent a word for THAT...')
I, of course, insisted that there had to be, because that's exactly the sort of thing English has a word for. But a bit of Googling didn't turn anything up. It's not a rhyme; it's not alliteration; it's not really assonance. Google proposes haplology, which is a new word for me, but it turns out to mean the phenomenon of merging similar syllables into one (as in prob'ly, Febru'ry).
But... I mean, there must be a word for it, right? So I decided to come here, to the wordiest place I know, and ask for help. ^_^
hS
And what's more, I'm absolutely sure I've learned a word for that in my poetry class. But as that was over a year ago the memories are not fresh, and of course now that I need them the textbooks are nowhere to be found.
But if I don't remember sometime today I'll consult with my poetry professor, because I'm sure he'd know and now it's bugging me.
Closest I was able to find was also haplology. :(
No clue what it is, though. Still, there must be something somewhere...
~Z