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- Epithet, sobriquet, and moniker: Whats the difference?
epithet: a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing sobriquet: a descriptive name or epithet; nickname moniker: name, nickname Now let's look at Wiktionary: epithet: A term used to characterize a person or thing; a term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person
- how did the epithet nigger come into usage?
My research has resulted in theoretical reasons for the usage of the term "nigger", and I have failed to uncover any evidence as to how this nasty little epithet evolved into the usage and connotat
- poetry - What is the difference between transferred epithet and . . .
From ThoughCo: A transferred epithet is a little known—but often used—figure of speech in which a modifier (usually an adjective) qualifies a noun other than the person or thing it is actually describing In other words, the modifier or epithet is transferred from the noun it is meant to describe to another noun in the sentence An example of a transferred epithet is: "I had a wonderful
- single word requests - A less derogatory alternative for epithet . . .
An epithet is a nickname or descriptive term that’s added to someone’s name that becomes part of common usage For example, in the name Alexander the Great, “the Great” is an epithet The definitio
- What is the difference between a vocative and an epithet?
My dictionary defines epithet as follows: n an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned: old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet 'dirty' So I don't see how either of your examples qualifies as an epithet Vocative denotes a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in Latin and other languages, used in addressing
- epithet requests - What is the jargon term for something which is . . .
There is a (derogatory) jargon term, which I am having trouble recalling, for something (or someone) that is unique, often in an obnoxious or unjustified way (For example, in a message handling
- epithet requests - Is there a word for a person who gives out too many . . .
I'm looking for a single-word term that describes a personality that wants to give out too many unnecessary details in a conversation [EDIT] Let me give you guys an example Suppose you ask your
- An Epithet of the River Styx - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
It's about an epithet that was, I think, made popular only by the book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan In the series, the River Styx has been described and portrayed as the " River of Lost Dreams and Hopes " This, it would seem, has been picked up and applied by some people on the Net
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