Tag Archives: Types of Words
Idioms: All the Stops
Types of Words: Eggcorns
Here’s the original post where the term was coined! What’s your favorite eggcorn? You can also check out the video I made about malaprops and mondegreens. What’s your favorite weird type of word? Until next time, word nerds!
Word Inventions
Fossil Words
Zeugmas
What’s your favorite zeugma? Until next time, word nerds!
Spoonerisms
New video about an interesting type of word: spoonerisms. Until next time, word nerds!
Malaphors
Do you know what a malaphor is? Until next time, word nerds!
Malaprops and Mondegreens
Sometimes you just say the wrong word. Until next time, word nerds!
Types of Words: Contronyms
Some words have more than one meaning. Sometimes, those meanings contradict each other. Until next time, word nerds!
Kate G. Jameson 