Sensational spelling is the deliberate spelling of a word in a non-standard way for special effect. Sensational spellings are common in advertising and...
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Eric Decker (born January 12, 1997), known online as Airrack (a sensational spelling of his name Eric), is an American YouTube vlogger known for his challenge...
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Berdahl, Fred Gwynne, and Miko Hughes as Gage Creed. The title is a sensational spelling of "pet cemetery". The film was released on April 21, 1989, and grossed...
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Böhse Onkelz (German pronunciation: [ˈbøːzə ˈʔɔŋkl̩ts]), sensational spelling of böse Onkels (German for "evil uncles") is a German rock band formed in...
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Eye dialect (redirect from Dialect spelling)
Eye rhyme Hypercorrection Inventive spelling Mondegreen Preved Satiric misspelling Sensational spelling Spelling pronunciation SMS language "eye dialect"...
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Pronunciation respelling (redirect from Adhoc spelling)
comical spelling of "All Correct". Such spellings may also be used for branding, e.g., "Lite" foods, Froot Loops. See also sensational spelling. Pronunciation...
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systems connected to public telephone networks. The term phreak is a sensational spelling of the word freak with the ph- from phone, and may also refer to...
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A drive-through or drive-thru (a sensational spelling of the word through), is a type of take-out service provided by a business that allows customers...
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English orthography (redirect from English spelling)
letter rule Variant spelling American and British English spelling differences Misspelling Satiric misspelling Sensational spelling Spelling of disc Graphemes...
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pronounced as the archaic pronoun of the same spelling. Mojibake Olde English District Sensational spelling Davis, Lauren (15 January 2015). ""Ye Olde"...
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Kreme became publicly traded again on the Nasdaq. Their name is a sensational spelling of the words "crispy cream". In 1933, eighteen-year-old Vernon Rudolph...
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associate Prince with the color purple as well as the first to use sensational spelling in his song titles. Controversy opens with the title track, which...
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Enuff Z'Nuff (a sensational spelling of "enough's enough") is an American glam rock band from Blue Island, Illinois, founded by singer Donnie Vie and bassist...
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"Kleen" portion of the name denotes its cleansing purpose with a sensational spelling of the word "clean". The "ex" was added to show that Kleenex was...
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group's musicians would later work with Prince. The band's name is a sensational spelling of the phrase "flight time." Flyte Tyme began as a Minneapolis funk/R&B...
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Satiric misspelling (redirect from Alternative political spellings)
privacy. Cacography Eye dialect Herstory Leet Play on words Pun Sensational spelling Womyn "Amerika | Meaning of Amerika by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries...
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shares. The name Vodafone comes from voice data fone (the latter a sensational spelling of "phone"), chosen by the company to "reflect the provision of voice...
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All-Kill, a music chart achievement in South Korea Pak, Nintendo's sensational spelling of the word "pack" as a name for their game media and accessories:...
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regular passenger service in September 2013. The name Regio 2N is a sensational spelling of the word "region" (in reference to the regional rail routes these...
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a portmanteau of the words America and trak, the latter itself a sensational spelling of track. The name change was publicly announced less than two weeks...
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the No. 19 song of 1970. The title is an intentional mondegreen or sensational spelling for "thank you for letting me be myself again." The third verse contains...
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"sci fi", which represents the entire genre, the term "Syfy" as a sensational spelling can be protected by trademark and therefore would be easier to market...
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Cacography (category Nonstandard spelling)
completely unrelated word.[citation needed] Satirical misspelling Sensational spelling Catachresis Gaffe Corruption (linguistics) Eye dialect Teh Lolcat...
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Pettitt, Peter Yates, and Paul and Alexander "Nod" Wright. Using sensational spelling, the album was named after Elysium, a conception of the afterlife...
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dog in Dennis the Menace Ruff, an onomatopoeia for a dog’s bark A sensational spelling of rough Ruff and Honours, a 17th-century card game Ruff-Ruff, Tweet...
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Metal umlaut (category Nonstandard spelling)
(Häagen-Dazs, Fahrvergnügen) Nu metal, also stylized as nü-metal Sensational spelling Über Word play Gray, R. (2014). Great Brand Blunders: The Worst Marketing...
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Demus & Pliers' 1993 song "Murder She Wrote". The word "post" is a sensational spelling of the word "supposed." Commercially, the song peaked at number thirteen...
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Spanish orthography (redirect from Spanish spelling)
karate, kilo, waterpolo and wolframio (tungsten or wolfram) and in sensational spellings: okupa, bakalao. Each letter has a single official name according...
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of Russia are ӛ, ӫ, and ӹ. The two dot diacritic can be used in "sensational spellings" or foreign branding, for example in advertising, or for other special...
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Merkules, Navé Monjo and Scru Face Jean. The album's name is a sensational spelling of "interfere". The full-length was preceded by two extended plays:...
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